- A degree or equivalent demonstrable experiences
- Extensive experience in purchasing, procurement and supply procedures and processes, including sourcing, tendering and evaluation techniques
- Proven track record of managing a varied workload, completing procurement projects on time and delivering high performance
- Ability to apply the UK procurement regulations to a range of markets and commercial situations.
- Have strong negotiating and influencing skills across a range of stakeholders including internal customers, suppliers and collaborative working partners
- Be a Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (or committed to working towards)
- Flexible working opportunities and access to employee benefits portal
- 28days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing to 33 after 5 years' service), and a scheme to buy additional leave.
- Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution
- Great office location next to Fosse Park, with free on-site parking and easy access to M1 and M69.
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Category Manager - Leicestershire, United Kingdom - Leicestershire County Council
Description
Organisation: Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO)
Work Location: Barnsdale Way, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1ES
Salary: £41,208- £45,054 per annum (pro-rata for part time)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week.
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 10th May 2024
Interview Dates: w/c 13th May 2024
1 Category manager post available for the Catalogue Procurement team
Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference in public sector procurement? If so, ESPO are seeking to appoint a category manager to work in a team that delivers procurement solutions to support ESPO's catalogue product offering.
About Us
For more than 30 years, ESPO has been one of the UK's largest public sector buying organisations working with a wide variety of suppliers to deliver savings and efficiencies to our customers.
With the value of our procurement exceeding £1 billion per annum, our 350 staff are committed to helping public sector customers across the UK - in education, local government, charities and emergency services - to deliver best value.
About the Role
Working alongside the Procurement Service Manager, the category manager will take responsibility for a small team of buyers who manage a programme of category related procurement activities. These procurement activities support ESPO's catalogue offering and the successful candidate will be responsible for end-to-end procurement processes, management of suppliers and will work closely with ESPO's product managers.
About You
To apply for this post, you must have:
We'd also expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.
What we offer:
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of ESPO. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Kapil Rajput, Procurement Service Manager
Email:
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