Procurement Manager

Job Purpose and Scope:

The post holder will be an experienced procurement professional providing specialist knowledge and advice to colleagues, senior management and suppliers. There is a requirement for substantial working experience in procurement to deal with complex and high-risk issues across a range of procurement and contract management areas

As a Procurement Category Manager, there is responsibility for managing procurement activities within a given category, supporting the development of the procurement strategy and implementing that category strategy.

It is expected for a Procurement Category Manager to proactively question and challenge Council practice and procedures based on improvements in technology, updates in legislation and the application of best practice.

Procurement Category Managers are accountable for the outcome of each procurement.

There is a requirement to support the supervision of a small team of procurement professionals a...