Overview
Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Surveyor for our client, a government organisation in Chichester, West Sussex. The successful post holder will manage sub-categories across the Place category portfolio and collaborate with Directorates/Services and Category Lead to champion a new best practice commercial approach to external spend in order to deliver value for money outcomes and transform the ways services are delivered. This role is a temporary contract initially for 3 months with the possibility to extend. This role has the potential to go permanent in the future.
Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to)
* Develop and implement robust sub-category strategies for the Place category that optimises performance for the business in terms of cost, quality, delivery and responsiveness - sharing best practice guidance for the procurement of either Capital, Waste or Highways across the organisation, taking into consideration the full supplier lifecycle.
* Manage projects and sub-categories and be responsible for contributions to a category which currently spends £180M - £200M across c. 300 plus suppliers with significant spend in sub-categories of highways, construction, and waste.
* Be the primary interface for the sub-categories with stakeholders, developing the category and procurements and leading stakeholders in best practices.
Personal Requirements
* Previous experience in a similar role.
* Previous experience working for a local government organisation (Desirable).
* Experience conducting category management with large budget categories.
Working Hours
37 hrs / 9:00am - 17:00pm / Monday - Friday
Pay
£67.52 per hour
Note: Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.
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