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Senior Category Lead

Employer
Alexander Mann Solutions (on behalf of Public Sector Resourcing
Location
South East England
Salary
dependent on experience
Closing date
14 Jul 2022

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Clearance Level
SC
Sector
Defence, Procurement
Job Type
Contract

Senior Category Lead - Inside IR35

 

Contract Term: until 31/3/23

 

Contracting Authority: MOD

 

Location: Remote with some travel required

 

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

 

To do this we have an annual budget of almost £40 billion and a workforce comprising 193,000 people, almost 59,000 of whom are civilians. We currently manage more than £11 billion of spend every year.

 

Our work really matters; we offer engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services we provide. We employ people in many different roles and in many locations across the UK and abroad. We have jobs in policy, finance, HR, IS/IT, commercial and project management and all the types of jobs you would expect to find in a government department, or indeed in the private sector. We also employ doctors, dentists, teachers, police, fire service, quantity surveyors, and engineers to name a few. There are many opportunities to develop and progress both within MOD and across the wider Civil Service, whether you’re a permanent appointee or an interim. 

 

 

 

As a Senior Category Lead, your main responsibilities would be: 

 

  • Create bespoke category strategies based on customer demand and market analysis
  • Strategically monitor the supplier market landscape, actively engaging with suppliers in communicating MOD requirements and developing strategic relationships
  • Deliver routes to markets and all associated contracts across relevant categories, managing the full commercial lifecycle
  • Report to senior leadership on consolidated and segmented spend data Motivate, develop and manage a team that delivers corporate outcomes whilst reflecting an ethos of continuous improvement and delivering best practice
  • Proactively engage with MOD peers, other government departments, CCS and external suppliers, ensuring best practice is identified, shared and implemented Lead meetings / workshops with MOD customers and suppliers, analysing requirements and identifying opportunities for cross-
  • MOD initiatives Act as a trusted advisor to Commercial customers, peers and management, ensuring resource deployment (people, time, money) delivers high quality outputs, risk control and value for money for all contracts under management Deliver robust relationship management, maximising your own and your team’s engagement with influence over customers and suppliers alike
  • Provide contract management and support relationship management activities for category suppliers

 

 

You’ll have relevant experience in:

  • Advanced excel skills are desirable
  • Mentoring less experienced members of staff
  • Substantial relevant Commercial experience (Category Management/Procurement/Contract Management) gained within large, complex organisations (private or public sector), including exposure to a variety of resource delivery models and all related process and governance
  • Previously delivered organisational change and delivery improvements whilst leading, motivating and developing small teams of Commercial professionals Managed large, complex, high value tenders, familiarity with relevant market supply bases
  • Strong experience of relationship development and stakeholder management in complex Commercial environments
  • Deep and broad strategic sourcing expertise across defining requirements, developing sourcing strategies, selection of sourcing options and executing tenders
  • Proactive leadership of contract, supplier and performance management activities Quickly wins respect and gains trust of others, seen as credible when building strategic relationships with internal and external parties
  • Strategically aware, but operationally orientated in delivering value to customers
  • Organised, able to prioritise the use of limited resources (money, time and people)
  • Engaging communicator (written and oral), emotionally intelligent, able to influence peers and stakeholders of all levels
  • A proven leader with demonstrable success in motivating, leading and developing teams
  • Supportive of organisational change, confident to propose and/or trial innovative ideas
  • Delivers a quality service, demonstrating commercial acumen in advising customers whilst ensuring positive Commercial outcome

 

 

 

 

Essential Requirements

 

  • SC/CTC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role; as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks

 

 

Desirable Requirements

 

  • Active SC/CTC Clearance

 

 

 

 

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply and get in touch with tracey.mort@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

 

"In applying for this role you acknowledge the following; this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment, and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different."

 

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

 

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