Senior Category Manager - Central Government

Role: Senior Category Manager X 3 REF 80269
Contract Length: 18 Months
Location: Hybrid/Aldermaston - 2 days max on site per week. Potential occasional travel to London
IR35: Outside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate
Security Clearance: SC and Sole UK National

Spinwell is recruiting for a Senior Category Manager for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SENIOR CATEGORY MANAGER 

The 3 roles are all Senior Category Managers but candidates must specialise in one of the following:

• Information Services
• Professional Services
• R&D Materials and equipment

   

  For all roles:
  
  

• Understands opportunities in creating strategies within one of the categories.

• Delivering efficiencies & cost savings.
• In depth Market knowledge in Category area. A true SME.
• Advisory & Guidance experience in high profile procurements.
• Developing & designing Category strategies with Senior stakeholders at C-suite level
• Implementation of Cost Tracking strategies
• Providing advice & guidance at all levels
• Experience working in a large Matrix organisation.
• Industry experience is highly desirable. A mix of Industry & public sector is ideal.
• Stakeholder Management
• Negotiation skills
• Senior level experience.
• Need to understand external workforce, suppliers, and players.

  For R&D Materials and Equipment role:

• Understand manufacturing and production environments.
• Areas of knowledge will include; Academic aspect, High performance computers, Lab equipment, Production machines, explosives

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE SENIOR CATEGORY MANAGER

• Senior level Category specific experience in Information Services, Professional services or R&D Materials and Equipment
• SME/Market expert in specialised category.
• Experience working in a large Matrix organisation.

If you are a Senior Category Manager, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!

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Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, the client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant

The client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us and quote the role you are applying for.

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

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