ABOUT US

We spend £600 million per year at UCL and are in the process of applying a new sustainable strategic plan to our spend by building a new team. Creating sustainable savings at UCL enables us to spend our funds on teaching the next rocket scientists or finding cures for Alzheimer’s or Cancer, which are some of the activities at the heart of our mission as one of the best universities in the world.

Please note this role is within the STEMed category. The role of Category Manager will involve developing a robust sub-category procurement plan which meets the needs of both the category and central commercial drivers (including sustainability). You will be able to impact our divisions aims by prepping negotiation strategies to deliver Value for Money (VfM) commercial arrangements for the category, manging competitions, as well as advising on compliance matters. You will also assess demand on existing contracts and develop transition plans for new suppliers where appropriate. As well as negotiations and new strategies you will also manage the Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) process for the category, tailored to identify specific types of suppliers needing slightly different SRM approaches. In addition to this you will provide line manager support where necessary. You will own and drive non pay saving initiatives across the sub-category. Continuously improving business processes across the category and faculties, putting in place innovative new ways of working. We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible. A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.