Procurement specialist jobs in belfast

Procurement Category Manager

Church of England

Remote

Up to £59248 per annum + £59,248

Permanent

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Job description

Summary

ARE YOU THE ONE? ARE YOU THE PROCUREMENT CATEGORY MANAGER WE ARE LOOKING FOR?

About Role

We are looking to appoint a new Procurement Category Manager to lead the delivery of indirect category strategy, governance, and policies, and deliver significant value through market-specific strategic sourcing initiatives and supplier relationship management.

Procurement operates as a shared services function within the Finance Department, working collaboratively across the National Centres of Innovation (NCIs) to provide a comprehensive and cost-effective finance service. We are actively building a dedicated Procurement team to deliver value for money, enhance supplier and contract management, and implement a coordinated, best-practice approach to procurement.

What you'll be doing

The primary purpose of this role is to lead the development and implementation of Category Strategies, along with the associated policies and processes. You will manage key procurement activities, enhance the skills of your colleagues, and drive improvements in our approach to reporting and compliance.

This is a senior commercial role responsible for leading and developing strategic sourcing initiatives within your categories. You will provide expert category knowledge, focusing on strategic sourcing, content expertise, and delivering value (both in terms of price and total cost of ownership). Additionally, you will actively manage significant risks and supplier-related issues to ensure successful outcomes.

Main Responsibilities

Procurement Strategy
Developing policies and processes
Leading key procurement activity
Reporting and compliance

You will need to be/have:

Broad experience of indirect procurement across Professional Services and IT Categories
Confident and skilled in manipulating, analysing and interpreting large sets of data using Microsoft Excel.
Experience in using e-procurement/purchase-to-pay (P2P) systems.
Experience in project management and familiarity with recognised project management approaches (Essential).
MCPIS qualified and has a good knowledge of contract law.
Prince2 Certification or significant experience in running large-scale projects within a recognised framework (Desirable).

About You

The Church of England is for everyone and we want to reflect the diversity of the community the Church serves across the whole country. Therefore, while of course, we welcome all applications from interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to recruiting disabled people. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

Please refer to the Job Description for more information about the role and person specification.

What we offer

Your Salary

A salary of £59,248 per annum, plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.

Your Benefits

25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department's needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption Leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK's leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus-one guest.
Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.