Senior/ Procurement Category Manager

at  University of Gloucestershire

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

Sat within the CFO function, the Commercial and Procurement team are responsible for commercial and procurement activities that run across the University. With the move to a centralised model, the team are responsible for ensuring best practices are adopted, resulting in high standards of performance, cost effectiveness, and resource efficiency.
Working closely with stakeholders across the university, this team plays a pivotal part in changing how we approach commercial agreements, adhere to procurement compliance and drive forward new strategies.
About the role
To support the new ways of working we are now seeking a Senior Procurement Category Manager and Procurement Category Manager to join and implement these changes. You will be responsible for all commercial and procurement related activity such as tendering, contracts, supplier management, risk assessment for several different categories as well educating and taking others on the journey to embed efficient processes.
You will have an eye for detail and good sense of business acumen and be able to influence change at all levels of the organisation.
As Senior PCM you will also work closely with the Head of Commercial and Procurement to nurture and grow a new team within the university, providing a great opportunity to come in and shape this new function for long term success.
Having experience in IT or Estates category management is desirable.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply please click on APPLY at the bottom of this page, you will be asked to submit a CV along with a Supporting Statement that addresses how you meet the essential criteria. CVs alone will not be considered.
Below you will find the job description for both roles, when submitting your supporting statement please ensure you state which role you are applying for, please see below for job code name.
Closing date: 3rd February 2025
Interview date: 12th or 14th February 2025
To avoid disappointment please apply early, should we find a suitable candidate we will close the advert.
The University is committed to building a diverse and inclusive staff community and welcomes applications from currently under-represented sections of our workforce. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, guaranteeing an interview to everyone who meets the definition of disability set out in the Equality Act 2010 and the essential criteria contained within the person specification.

Please refer the Job description for details