Category Manager Corporate Services/IT

Role: Category Manager (IT/Corporate Services)

Role Type: Permanent

Location: Essex

Salary: Up to £50k per annum

Our client provides essential Emergency Services to the County of Essex. Following a period of change, they are urgently seeking an experienced Category Manager to help develop category strategies across major categories of spend.

Job Purpose:-

• To develop and implement category strategies across the IT/Corporate services portfolio
• Undertake all commercial activity to deliver value for money
• To deliver the full sourcing life cycle from strategy creation and execution through to contract and supplier management
• To achieve annual savings targets through driving cost reduction and developing supplier relationships that achieve ongoing value creation.
• Establish and lead cross-functional teams to manage the purchasing category strategy, providing a strategic oversight

Person Specification:-

• MCIPS or equivalent qualification
• Proven experience in developing strategies for the relevant category portfolio (IT of Property)
• Experience of public sector tendering and implementing new commercial relationships
• Track record of savings delivery and supporting change initiatives
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and an ability to build lasting relationships.