Procurement Category Manager

Sheffield Hallam University
November 12, 2024
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Procurement Category Manager

Finance & Procurement Directorate Professional & Business Support Grade 7 - £38,205 - £42,978 per annum, dependent on experience

In this fast paced and dynamic role, you will work across the academic and professional services portfolios, and across all areas of spend.

You will have a strong background in procurement, with technical procurement experience across of a variety of category areas. Your sound understanding of procurement will enable you to provide a high level of specialist advice & direction.

The role encompasses:

• developing and delivering procurement strategies across all category areas and spend management

• developing strong working relationships across multiple disciplines in both professional services and academic areas

• managing key stakeholders

• analysing data and presenting reports to senior stakeholders

• using planning techniques and risk management competencies

• developing option appraisals and creating commercial recommendations

You will join Sheffield Hallam at a challenging time as Higher Education institutes continue to respond to the current economic environment. Our Procurement Team is a key enabler to delivering transformational change programmes and driving innovation to realise the potential that best practice procurement outcomes can deliver.

Sheffield Hallam is an outstanding university with a single mission: to Transform Lives. It has a bold ambition to enable healthier lives, build stronger communities and drive future economies.

Transformational plans for the future include a long-term strategy to diversify income including: investment into estates and facilities with a new landmark zero carbon ready campus development set to open in Sheffield City Centre later this year encompassing state-of-the-art teaching, learning and study spaces.

This is accompanied by a new online learning offer, opportunities for partners, enterprise, research and innovation activities and, excitingly, the development a new campus in North West London from 2026.

These transformation programmes are all designed to underpin the future growth and development of the university, and will generate new opportunities in Sheffield as our city.

The Procurement Team sits within the Finance and Procurement Directorate and is recognised for its value and contribution to achieving the core ambitions of the university. We are recruiting to strengthen the existing team's capacity in order to influence the potential in the University's existing supply chain and future procurement requirements.

We offer a diverse range of benefits and opportunities to pursue a rewarding and fulfilling career in a supportive environment.

You will be contractually enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – one of the largest and most generous defined benefit pension schemes in the country.

Find out more about the LGPS.

If you have been a member of Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) directly prior to joining us, (or you are a current staff member who is a member of USS), you can choose to opt out of the LGPS and remain in the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).

For this job, we particularly welcome applications from minority ethnic applicants who are underrepresented in this area/ this type of job at Sheffield Hallam.

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international applicants in this role; this will depend on a number of factors specific to the individual applicant.

We welcome applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements.

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Contact Person : Andrew Turpin Contact Number : 0114 225 5430 Date Advertised : 22-Oct-2024 Closing Date : 12-Nov-2024 Location : Furnival Works Employment Type : Permanent - Full Time Job number : 108506

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