Role: Category Manager
Salary/Rate: £ 61 per hr (inside IR35)
Location: Hybrid multiple locations
Contract Duration: 12 months
We are currently looking for a Category Manager for our government client. This Category Manager role is hybrid, based between approx. 1 day per week on site and the remainder of the week working remotely. The on-site location will begin in the Reading area and later provide the option to move to central London, as preferred.
The contract for the Category Manager position is for 12-months with potential to extend, operating inside IR35.
Security Clearance: eligible for Security Check ('SC Clearance')
This role is inside IR35 - Due to the service of the role, it will now be based on an Umbrella solution.
Essential skills/experience required:
Public Procurement Regulations e.g. PCR 2015, DSPCR 2011, and the Procurement Act 2023.
Proven record of delivering business objectives in line with organisation policies, on time, in full, and within budget.
Experience of using eProcurement systems, particularly Jaggaer and AWARD
Preparing tender packages, conducting tender conferences, developing evaluation criteria, analysing and evaluating proposals.
Pricing arrangements and incentivisation mechanisms e.g. target cost incentive fee.
Drafting, reviewin...