Procurement Category Manager

If you offer extensive procurement experience, enjoy delivering value for money and mitigating risk, this is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a dynamic procurement team that covers the entire portfolio of spend within a world leading university.

As Procurement Category Manager you will work across all categories, with a particular focus on professional services and academic procurement requirements, as well as digital & technology, and estates, collaborating with senior stakeholders to drive value for money, ensuring compliance with legislative regulations and governance structures.

You will develop your category strategy, develop and lead sourcing plans and tendering, manage contract negotiations and support supplier performance management. You will need to develop strong working relationships to support best practice sourcing for below threshold purchasing and consolidate disaggregated spend into approved agreements.

About you

You will have achieved a professional MCIPS / NVQ level 5 or above or be working towards achieving this, in addition to extensive experience of working in a procurement role in a complex environment.

Significant experience in a range of category management and procurement programmes, delivering significant change is essential.

You will also need experience and success in managing senior level contract negotiations with large suppliers and stakeholders as well as experience of building successful internal working relationships with budget managers and other stakeholders.

An ability to analyse external markets and reports to inform procurement strategy and financial decision making is equally important, as is specialist knowledge of procurement practices, including sourcing, contract management, procurement law, EU/UK procurement directives and public contract regulations.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future. 

For further details and to apply please click the ‘Apply’ button above.

Closing date: 5 December 2024 23:55. 

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

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