Category Manager, Professional Services and FM

We are currently working on an exciting opportunity with a prestigious university based in London. They are looking for a Procurement Category Manager for their FM & professional services categories.

The CM will lead and manage the category requirements to identify and deliver best value solutions for stakeholders as well as to actively support the value for money agenda.

The CM is required to effectively prioritise and plan procurement whilst working in collaboration with stakeholders to ensure that best value, transparent and compliant tenders are carried out.

Main duties and responsibilities

• To provide professional procurement advice and ensure compliance to the relevant regulatory and statutory obligations.
• To attend and proactively participate at project boards as required, advising and assisting with making key decisions.
• To proactively identify, evaluate and drive opportunities of procurement options to provide value for money
• To ensure that compliance and best value is achieved for all Tenders carried out. This will include co-ordinating the development of product/service specifications, preparing the commercial and legal elements of the invitation to tender documentation, agreeing evaluation criteria and participating in the evaluation of tender returns

Please get in touch if you would like further info – suzannebrighton@allenlane.co.uk/ 07769288377