Category Manager

Category Manager£44,000-£47,600Hybrid (1 day onsite min) South West of Scotland Morgan Hunt are delighted to be supporting a public sector organisation as they look to welcome a Category Manager for their Social Care/People category. The purpose of this role is to lead and manage the procurement function, ensuring compliance, value for money, and effective commercial governance across all purchasing activities. The role supports the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective, and legally compliant procurement strategies, contracts, and supplier relationships that reduce risk and improve service outcomes.Main responsibilities:Lead and support strategic procurement activities across the organisation, ensuring compliance, value for money, and effective commercial governance.Develop and implement procurement, category, and contract strategies for high-value and high-risk contracts.Provide expert procurement advice and guidance to services, senior leaders, elected members, and external partners.Manage tendering, contract negotiation, and supplier relationships in line with public sector legislation and best practice.Identify procurement risks, challenge poor practice, and ensure adherence to procurement policies and procedures.Deliver savings, efficiency improvements, and sustainable procurement outcomes through effective stakeholder and market engagement.Lead, support, and develop procurement staff and colleagues with delegated procurement responsibilities while promoting ..... full job details .....