Category Manager - Development and Safer Buildings

Category Manager for Development and Safer Buildings
Full-time, Permanent position (37.5 hours) Hybrid
Beeston, Nottingham: £59,071 - £62,179
Farringdon, London: £65,633 - £69,087

About this role: As Category Manager for Development and Safer Buildings, you will develop & lead strategic sourcing & purchasing programmes taking the commercial lead to contribute significantly to the delivery of allocated procurement projects. Reporting to the Head of Commercial Procurement, you will be responsible for identifying and working to exceed internal & external customer expectations by delivering demonstrable value for money from your category, creating innovative and robust approaches to getting the best from our suppliers and upholding compliance to all relevant regulation and legislation, including our own internal financial procedures.

To succeed as the Category Manager you'll have:

• Relevant & specialist commercial / industry experience in purchasing & supply in a senior management role and ideally have experience in the Housing Sector.
• You will also have experience understanding and applying Strategic sourcing methodologies.
• Robust procurement knowledge comprising: advanced negotiation skills, knowledge of strategic sourcing methodologies, knowledge of supply chain theory, persuading and influencing and interpersonal skills, contract law and dispute resolution, statistical and data analysis skills
• Knowledge of market areas related to specific work categories, finance and leasing knowledge, business development and marketing plans, business accounting.

At MTVH, you will support the Head of Commercial Procurement to create organisational excellence in procurement and purchasing and you will develop and lead a specific strategic sourcing programme for your defined categories, taking the lead on specific/allocated portfolio of sourcing categories, and contributing significantly to the delivery of allocated procurement projects. You will keep abreast of and ensure overall compliance to the latest internal financial procedures, relevant legislation & regulatory procurement compliance and work with your stakeholders to support a compliant balance of a flexible and commercial approach to project management.

You will strive to exceed customer requirements by demonstrating best value for money and excellent customer service, through compliance with category priorities and contracts, and by actively managing the market place through development of key strategies for supplier and contract management. Additionally, you will support the successful development of supplier & contract management capabilities at MTVH to ensure your stakeholders are aware of their obligations and have access to the most appropriate resources.

You will also adopt a Category Management approach, to ensure you are continually up to date and monitoring & reporting the detailed expenditure within your defined category, the suppliers & operating markets within, the products & services they provide, current performance & service levels, value for money & opportunities for efficiency, and you will work to understand existing supplier performance and contract compliance in liaison with stakeholders.

You will be a Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) or appropriate professional institute or relevant experience and you will have a degree level qualification (or equivalent) plus specialist procurement knowledge and experience.

Key dates: First-round MS Teams interviews will be conducted Friday 26 June.
Second-round in-person interviews will be scheduled Tuesday 30 June and Wednesday 01 July

Metropolitan Thames Valley provides affordable housing for people living in London, the South East, East Midlands and East of England.

We also offer a range of care and support services. Our specialist areas include older people, mental health and transitional services which provide intensive support to marginalised or vulnerable people.

We deliver training programmes, events and activities for our residents, designed to boost employment opportunities and foster stronger communities.

A member of the National Housing Federation the G15 ? which represents London?s largest housing associations ? we influence policy for the benefits of our residents and the wider sector.

In October 2018 like minded housing associations Metropolitan and Thames Valley Housing formally completed a partnership to form Metropolitan Thames Valley. We came together because we want to improve the services we provide and do more in our communities. We?ll do this by listening to our customers and working alongside them.

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