Category Specialist - People

Category Specialist – People

Client:

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is an award-winning organisation recognised and certified as a “Great place to work”. WCC offer a collaborative, exciting environment where your ideas are heard and valued. 

Role:

As a Category Specialist - People, you will lead and manage procurement related projects and programmes to deliver the required business outcomes within WCC.

Duties will include;

• Leading and managing a range of tenders for Social Care and Health, Children and Young People, Warwickshire Fire Rescue Servies and some service areas in Resources
• Providing other support as required by commissioners, operational staff, and contract management
• Updating guidance and procurement templates to account for the new Provider Selection Regime and upcoming Procurement Act
• Assisting commissioners with understanding the requirements of the existing procurement regulations, the new Provider Selection Regime, and the upcoming Procurement Act and all in compliance with CSOs
• Contributing to the overall delivery of the People team’s projects and targets
• Developing and maintaining strong and effective relationships with service leads, suppliers and partners
• Maintaining an on-going awareness of the council’s expenditure and market developments within designated category areas
• Actively promoting and communicating sound commercial principles and practice
• Contributing to the development and implementation of the procurement policies and strategies

Person:

The successful Category Specialist - People;

1. Procurement experience in leading and managing procurement related projects
2. Experience in undertaking all aspects of the Procurement cycle and able to demonstrate the value added by effective procurement
3. Strong stakeholder management experience
4. Working knowledge of Public Sector procurement regulations/processes
5. Experience of managing complex categories of spend

For further information on applying, contacts for an informal discussion or access to the candidate pack please follow the link below:

Warwickshire County Council

Please note that direct approaches and speculative CV's will be directed to Castlefield Recruitment to be included in the recruitment process.