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Category Manager

Employer
Value Match Services Ltd
Location
Warrington, Cheshire
Salary
£27,000 - £32,000
Closing date
18 Jun 2021

Job Details

Value Match are supporting a private sector procurement consultancy to appoint a Category Manager. This is a permanent opportunity based in Warrington with the option for homeworking, with a salary of between £27,000 - £32,000 on offer. 

The successful candidate will support the Senior Category Manager in the delivery of the category strategy plans and management of category spend to agreed timescales. To achieve the committed level of savings whilst, promoting best in class Procurement and the highest ethical and professional conduct behaviours to the end client. You will also be responsible for undertaking customer procurement activities, and to support and input into developing and implementing Purchasing Strategy and Policy including compliance to Public Procurement rules; use of technology platforms to facilitate electronic tendering and use of Internet to improve customer compliance. 

The successful candidate must have the following skills and experience:

  • Minimum 3 years’ experience leading the delivery of multiple strategic sourcing and/or category management projects which could be focused on any or all of Technology and Equipment, Products, Services and Solutions
  • Working knowledge of Public Sector Procurement Rules including OJEU process
  • Evidence of professional developing including relevant degree or CIPS qualification 
  • Able to build and develop effective stakeholder relationships both internally and externally
  • Knowledge and experience within healthcare procurement categories - desirable

Company

Through our people and relationships Value Match applies our procurement expertise to enhance the value created in our communities and environment. We work with customers, candidates, suppliers, and other stakeholders to put understanding of value and the creation of value at the core of the solutions and services we offer. At Value Match we are always conscious of creating value for people, relationships, community, and environment. We are able to do this through the services we offer, the causes we support and through the Value Match Foundation, you can read about these in our community stories.

Value Match provides a complete solution to meet the procurement needs of all organisations and support suppliers to successfully bid into procurement. We have 4 service lines:

Resourcing – Matching talent with opportunity.
Consultancy – Matching expertise with purpose.
Training – Matching capability with knowledge
Bid Management – Matching suppliers with buyers

Value Match Resourcing

  1. We are focused on providing a people centric service that meets candidates and customers needs, ensures cultural, capability and aspirational alignment
  2. We are procurement professionals who are able to provide specialist procurement, programme management or analytical interim or permanent resourcing
  3. A flexible managed service that can be a blend of permanent, interim or consulting resources to meet customers changing needs over time
  4. Procurement resources with experience and knowledge of embedding social, economic and environmental consideration into procurement strategies and operations
Company info
Website
Telephone
0800 917 7884
Location
Dee House, Dee Banks
Chester
Cheshire
CH3 5UU
GB

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