Category Manager

Bath, Somerset
New Resource Recruitment

A fantastic opportunity has opened up for a Category Manager at a fast-growing and well-established organisation based in Bath.

As a Category Manager, you will enjoy working with your stakeholders to identify the best way to deliver value. You will work with the business to influence spend, understand the market and supply base for your categories and develop innovative sourcing opportunities.

Working at a senior level you will ensure that all procurement activity within your construction works and related services area adheres to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 and that the framework agreements you will tender, implement and manage are designed to deliver best value to the company.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Strong Procurement Category experience in construction works and related services
• Familiar with NEC Contracts
• Understanding and experience of the Public Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (or similar)
• First-hand experience of leading tenders in accordance with procurement regulations
• Framework agreement management experience
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• The ability to operate both independently taking ownership of responsibilities and tasks, as well as working collaboratively as part of a team
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills, including resolving contractual qualifications to conditions of contract
• MCIPS or equivalent
• Knowledge of eSourcing Systems

COMPANY BENEFITS

• Pension – up to 20% combined contribution
• 25 days’ holiday rising to 28 with length of service
• Opportunity to buy and sell up to five days’ holiday
• Health benefits package
• Life assurance (up to four times your salary)
• Electric vehicle salary exchange
• Flexible working
• Cashback and discounts from over 1,200 retailers
• Paid volunteering day
• Enhanced family leave
• Interactive health and wellbeing platform
• Support from mental health first aiders
• £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us

This is a great place to work, and people stay! Our client is proud of how they support development and career progression. They have a wealth of both financial and non-financial benefits to offer their people and are committed to ensuring they provide an environment that supports health and wellbeing and flexible working.

They continue to promote diversity and inclusion. With that in mind, they welcome all applicants.

They are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer. Applicants who declare they have a disability or have previously served with the Armed Forces, and meet the minimum requirements for the job, will automatically be invited for an interview.

If you have what it takes to join this award-winning business and want to be part of their exciting journey and share in that success, then please get in contact with us to find out more.