Category Manager

Local Authorities invest heavily in supporting their communities and residents, whether this is through education, leisure facilities, social care or environmental services. The Procurement Team supports the City Council to achieve best value for money for the services, works or goods that it purchases. We are a strong, inclusive and friendly team with a supportive culture and we value the opportunities to look at things differently and support innovation within the City Council.

We work directly with internal stakeholders and external providers to manage activities that facilitate value for money and provide ongoing support to deliver continuous cost savings, performance and process improvements for the Council. We deliver a wide range of procurements both strategic and tactical in nature across the Council to provide end-to-end procurement support. This means that we provide support from the moment that we are instructed right through the procurement process to contract award and beyond.

The Procurement Team work within a category management model that separates the key directorates of Corporate Services, Place and Economy, and Social Care and Public Health.

We work directly with internal stakeholders and external providers to manage activities that facilitate value for money and provide ongoing client support to deliver continuous cost savings, performance and process improvements for the Council. We deliver a wide range of procurements both strategic and tactical in nature across the Council to provide end-to-end procurement support. This means that we provide support from the moment that we are instructed right through the procurement process to contract management.

The Procurement Team work within a category management model that separates the key directorates of Corporate Services, Place and Economy, and Social Care and Public Health. This role will support across all three directorates.

All about You

• Do you have an interest in Category Management?
• Do you have a minimum of 3-years' experience in procurement?
• Do you want to develop skills to enable you to deliver leadership in all areas of the contracting life cycle including assisting stakeholders, tendering, governance, and supplier relationship management?
• Do you have good communication skills that you can adapt to suit a range of audiences or levels, whether they are small suppliers, Council staff, Councillors or other Local Authorities?
• Do you have a working knowledge of procurement legislation, both current and the previous Public Contract Regulations 2015?

If this describes you and you want to join our friendly team supporting Peterborough City Council whilst developing your procurement expertise, then we want to hear from you.

All about our Commitments
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success.

We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are disabled and require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact pccrecruitment@peterborough.gov.uk we will work with you to meet your needs.

If you've already applied and completed the recruitment process for this position within the last three months, there's no need to reapply. We really appreciate your interest and thank you for considering us.