Job Description

Role: Category Manager (South Yorkshire Police)

Department: Regional Procurement & Stores (National Fleet Management Project)

Location: Sheffield

Salary: Band F - £34, 614 - £38, 700

As part of a national review of police procurement, we have recently taken a Commercial Lead role for the procurement and commercial activity associated with the National Fleet Services category.

This has provided us with the ability to offer an exciting opportunity for a suitably experienced professional to join us as a Category Manager in the delivery of the national category strategy. We are looking for an individual who has achieved the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Level 6 Graduate Diploma.

The successful candidate will be an established, experienced professional with an understanding of public sector procurement with the ability to manage collaborative procurement exercises, work with a wide stakeholder group and deliver savings and other efficiency's through a variety of commercial activities.

Skills & Experience:
Relevant experience of procurement projects, collaborative projects or similar
Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Graduate Diploma (Level 6) and full corporate membership (MCIPS), Level 6 Graduate Diploma or equivalent.
Good interpretation of Procurement legislation.

Benefits:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive polices to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:
*Generous annual leave allowance
*Flexible and agile working
*Generous 'family' leave
*Access to a range of occupational health facilities
*Generous pension scheme
*Employee assistance service ( accessible 24/7)

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 3 years has been identified for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.