Responsibilities
The responsibilities for this role will be to support the Head of Strategic Category Management establish thew new SCM capability by taking on responsibility for one of the Bank's Strategic categories of spend
Each of the new Senior Strategic Category Management Leads responsibilities will include
1. leading a team of 10-15 public sectormercial professionals, responsible for delivering the sourcing and strategic contracting activities required to deliver the oues of the Category Strategies
2. engaging with senior stakeholders responsible for each area of strategic spend within their Category to understand their current supplier andmercial landscape, future and strategic objectives that, when coupled with market data and trends, will be used to create medium- and long-term category strategies for each area,
3. providingmercial and specialise category insight and challenge to senior partners on alternative delivery methodologies and contract models available with supplier markets to craft the Bank's category strategies,
4. supporting the development of a coordinated pipeline of the Bank's future procurements, both tactical and strategic that will collectively deliver themercial landscape that will underpin the delivery of themercial strategies,
5. overseeing the management of the Bank's strategic contracts within each category to ensure both their individual performance and that they contribute to the objectives of the respective category strategy,
6. supporting the development of appropriate relationships with Bank's key, strategic suppliers and coordinating senior bank representative engagement,
7. ensuring that the category strategy and allmercial activity undertaken to deliver it follows Bank policy and the relevant legislative regime, including the new Procurement Act 2023,
8. collaborating with the supplier management team to embed third party risk management controls into the deliver and management of the category strategy,
9. working with experts to support the implementation of the Bank's sustainability and ESG policies into the Bank's contracts and supply chain,
10. align with themercial function's efficient and consistent use of eProcurement systems, in line with the defined workflows (aligned to internal policy), and
11. acting as a role model in the Bank including modelling listening and asking for feedback in a positive and professional manner.
Minimum Criteria
12. Extensive knowledge of new and emerging trends within the technology supplier market and supply chain, with a record of using this knowledge to deliver value and new benefits to an organisation
13. Experience of strategic category management best practice within a similarlyplex organisation.
14. Significant proven record of delivering sophisticated category strategies within a public sector environment.
15. Experience of supplier relationship management technique and using these to build long-term, strategic partnerships with key suppliers, within the public sector procurement environment
16. Experience in crafting sophisticated delivery pipelines of sourcing activities to support the delivery of the category strategy, including the use of innovativemercial and procurement models, inpliance with public sector procurement legislation and regulation.
17. Strong partner leadership skills and assertiveness, with ability to challenge.
Desirable Criteria
18. Experience of working within a Public Contract Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 controlled environment
19. MCIPS qualification (or equivalentmercial experience)
20. Effective interpersonal skills, ability to build rapport and constructive relationships.
21. Demonstrable influencing skills
22. Excellent management skills and experience
23. Excellent written and oralmunications skills, with the ability to present andmunicate clearly and succinctly at all levels.
24. Self-motivation, with the ability to work both on your own initiative and as part of a team.
Bank Behaviours
In addition to the role requirements outlined above, the holder of this role is expected to act and behave in line with the following behaviours:
25. Customer focus
26. Business acumen
27. Evidence based decision-making
as well as the Bank of England behaviours:
Act Inclusively
28. Acting inclusively
29. Earn trust
30. Embrace differences
31. Inspire purpose
Drive Growth
32. Courage
33. Demonstrate self-awareness
34. Develop talent
Deliver Oues
35. Developing vision
36. Achieve results
Our Approach to Inclusion
The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve.
At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds andmunities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it's by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we'll continue to make the best decisions for the public.
We wee applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part time working patterns. We've also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they're needed.
For most roles where work can be carried out at home, we aim for colleagues to spend half of their time in the office, with a minimum of 40% per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them, their team and stakeholders.
Finally, we're proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you wish to apply under this scheme, you should check the box in the 'Candidate Personal Information' under the 'Disability Confident Scheme' section of the application.
Salary and Benefits Information
We encourage flexible working, part time working and job share arrangements. Part time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate.
This role offers a salary of Leeds, £76,240 - £85,770. In addition, we also offer aprehensive benefits package as detailed below:
37. Currently a non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/80th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/65th) or decrease (to 1/105th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year. The Bank has the discretion to vary standard accrual rates and dial up and dial down rates at any time and to withdraw dial up and dial down options at any time.
38. A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
39. An 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.
40. 26 days' annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits.
41. Private medical insurance and ie protection.
National Security Vetting Process
Employment in this role will be subject to the National Security Vetting clearance process (and typically can take between 6 to 12 weeks post offer) and the passing of additional Bank security checks in accordance with the Bank policy. Further information regarding the vetting and security clearance requirements for the role will be provided to the successful applicant, and information about how the Bank processes personal data for these purposes, is set out in the Bank's Privacy Notice.
The Bank of England wees applications from all candidates, but as a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved sponsor, we have a responsibility toply with the Immigration Rules and guidance. As such, our ability to employ individuals who require sponsorship for immigration purposes is limited. The Bank cannot guarantee that you and / or the role you are applying for will be eligible for sponsorship and that any application made to UKVI will be successful. Eligibility will therefore be considered on a case by case basis.
The Application Process
Important: Please ensure that youplete the 'work history' section and answer ALL the application questions fully. All candidate applications are anonymised to ensure that our hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information, including your CV, when reviewing your application details at the screening stage. It's therefore really important that you fill out the work history and application form questions, as your answers will form a critical part of the initial selection process.
The assessment process willprise of two interview stages.
This role closes on 3rd September 2025
Please apply online, ensuring that youplete your work history and answer ALL the application questions fully and in detail as your application will not be considered if all mandatory questions are not fullypleted. Job ID 300000919510652