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Category Manager - People Services, Salford
Client: Castlefield Recruitment.
Location: Salford, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
21
Posted:
12.08.2025
Job Description:
Role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Category Manager – People Services, to join Salford City Council’s Procurement Team. As a Category Manager, you will be self-disciplined, working within a busy and progressive department and be responsible for planning and driving a busy pipeline of procurement activity, at pace, delivering improved service outcomes, value for money, and improved social value as part of the ongoing service delivery.
Duties will include:
* Leading all procurement related activity within the category portfolio
* Ensuring that category plans and strategies align to stakeholder/service requirements
* Driving performance improvements with set KPIs/SLAs and influencing strategy approach with market knowledge
* Delivering improved social value outcomes
* Ensuring relationships are developed with key stakeholders and partners
* Delivering budget savings and efficiencies with a commercial mindset
* Providing advice and guidance on procurement matters
Person:
The successful Category Manager – People Services:
* Experience of working in Public Sector procurement
* Demonstrable experience of procurements adding value and improved outcomes to organisations
* MCIPS or equivalent level of relevant experience
* Experience of delivering social value
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Please note that direct approaches and speculative CVs will be directed to Castlefield Recruitment to be included in the recruitment process.
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