Senior ICT Category Manager

Senior Category Manager – Technology and ICT

Milton Keynes

£45,000 plus 30% pension and bonus

A new role has been created as a Senior Category Manager in the Technology and ICT Procurement Team, delivering a procurement strategy and leading a range of procurement projects as well as having two direct reports.

Responsibilities of the Senior Category Manager – Technology and ICT:

• Developing considered procurement strategies to ensure value for money balanced against meeting capacity requirements
• Manage a small team of Category Managers, direct line manager for two reports
• Key role and point of contact to developing long term relationships with suppliers and contractors
• Procurement lead on higher risk, higher value or more complex tenders relative to those undertaken by Category Managers
• Report to the Head of ICT Category and Head of Contract Management teams on supply chain trends
• Analyse spend and contractor performance through review, make changes as part of a procurement programme to deliver savings and efficiencies
• Providing advice and knowledge on estates procurement, acting as the subject matter expert
• Promote and champion new ways of working, driving forward a continuous improvement culture

Requirements to be a Senior Category Manager – Technology and ICT:

• MCIPS or CIPS qualification and membership
• Extensive experience of working in procurement at a strategic level, developing long and short-term strategies, completing tenders of supplies and services
• IT literate in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Project Management software
• ICT procurement category knowledge,
• Strong negotiator and able to build partnerships with contractors and suppliers
• Previous management or leadership of procurement staff
• Able to review suppliers to mitigate risk, improve performance and achieve savings
• Have reported to senior management and stakeholders, able to clearly communicate through reports and presentations
• Public sector procurement processes, including drafting OJEU Notices, PQQs and ITT documentation.

This role is based out of the Milton Keynes office, however during the Covid-19 pandemic this role will be based from home. This role will require someone to have British Nationality and to achieve security clearance due to the nature of this Government organisation.