Category Manager – Capital

Job title:

Category Manager – Capital

Company

The Crown Estate

Job description

Advert Close date: 14th Febuary 2025Purpose of Role: This role is responsible for all spend in a designated category.
It reflects a commitment to invest in transforming how The Crown Estate procures and manages supplier spend.
The role holder prioritises development of category strategies for an area in order to identify, and deliver on, a pipeline of value, including quick win cost savings, in addition to supplier consolidation opportunities.
The role will also influence and support a procurement transformation programme which is implementing procurement best practice processes, technologies to improve user-experience and to provide better value.Main accountabilities:

• Responsible for developing category strategies for a given area services supplier

spend and development and delivery of a pipeline of value

• Development of trusted-advisor relationships with the business, engaging early

in the decision-cycle, understanding business needs and gaps, providing value

• Ensuring sourcing process followed complies with internal governance process

and public sector procurement regulations

• Lead/Support the business stakeholders in negotiating competitive

contracts/frameworks with suppliers to drive best value and cost reduction.

• Support the annual budgeting process
• Develop the sustainability (‘Scope 3’) roadmap for the category and support

collection of ‘Scope 3’ data, in conjunction with the Sustainable Procurement
Manager

• Maximise spend under contract
• Consolidate supply base
• Develop and maintain supplier relationships with key suppliers to improve

supplier performance

• Support stakeholders in managing and resolving poor supplier performance
• Support the implementation and wider adoption of improved Source to Pay (S2P)

process and technology, both within the procurement team and across the wider
EnterpriseMost important skills based requirements:

• Proven experience developing and executing category strategies for

professional services related spend with good knowledge of supplier sector benchmark pricing * Familiarity with public sector procurement regulations is essential

• Contract management / negotiation and supplier relationship management skills are essential.
• Business Partnering skills are essential

This is a Permanent role.Our Offering / benefits:As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.Disability Disclaimer:We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us onWe encourage applications from candidates who may feel as though they do not possess all of the essential skills. The Crown Estate is firmly focussed on skills based hiring and recognises transferable skills / experiences.

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 23:24:35 GMT

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