We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Islington to assist with the appointment of a Category Manager, on a 3-month contract, likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £26.50 - £35.17 per Hour

Responsibilities:

• To manage professionally a complex operational and/or strategic procurement and supply related activity within a senior management assigned category, that demonstrates your advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities across a broad range of goods, works and services.
• To achieve and record relevant savings demonstrating your understanding of total costs, social value, community wealth building, inclusive economy, fairness, reduce inequality, achieve net zero carbon and any other corporate ambitions/targets
• To utilise e-procurement and supply and finance systems effectively and in compliance with procedures and legislation to an auditable standard then to utilise such systems for wider complex procurement and supply purposes
• Supervises or Management of up to 5 in the procurement and supply field including work quantity/quality, training, welfare, performance etc.

Qualifications:

• For PO5 Ofqual Level 5 (i.e., HND or higher) relevant: academic subject qualification; and/or professional, vocational, or technical qualification; and/or equivalent assessed professional accreditation and/or upskilling programme or apprenticeship at Level 5, being
  performance managed and in probation to achieve in 24 months
• Experience of using practical, theoretical, and technical knowledge within the definition of procurement and category management.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires a basic DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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