Castlefield Recruitment are delighted to be working in partnership with Wakefield Council to recruit three Category Managers to support the growth of their Corporate Procurement Team.

Career Grade G9 – G11, £32,234 – £42,821 (dependent on experience)

Wakefield Council utilises a category management approach to deliver tactical and day-to-day support to its service users, thereby creating subject matter experts for areas of Council expenditure.

The three Category Manager vacancies will work in the category areas of;
– ‘People’ – Health and Well-being, Adults and Children
– ‘Business’ – Technology, Business Services and Professional Services
– ‘Places’ – Culture, Transport and Movement, Construction and Environment

Within these category areas, the Category Managers will be responsible for;
– Providing a professional, customer-focused service for the procurement of goods, services and works for Wakefield Council
– Achieving best value and cost effectiveness, with an emphasis on achieving efficiencies and continuous improvement
– Managing a category of spend in order to gain a full understanding and control of all third party spend associated with the category and ensure a planned, proactive approach is maintained to improve procurement activity across the Council
– Supporting in the development and management of the procurement and commissioning framework, which includes; reviewing and updating procurement guidance, undertaking training, providing advice and maintaining internal content