Category Lead

Description:

The post holder will support the delivery of the Procurement Service for LYPFT and LCH and will be responsible for expenditure across LYPFT and LCH for a specific procurement category.

There are two posts available for this position; x1 full time, permanent role and x1 full time, 12 month fixed term role .

A key element of the role will be the provision of advice and guidance to both organisations. The interrogation of procurement dashboards, monitoring of annual expenditure, compliance, and monitoring of performance is central to ensuring value for money is delivered - both cash releasing savings and non-cash efficiencies to support the Trusts wider social value and green agenda.

Main duties of the job

Building relationships within the Trusts aligned to these categories to ensure that the Category Buyer is a trusted partner and within the Procurement and Logistics Transactional and Inventory teams. Supporting the utilisation of procurement and inventory systems through the provision of appropriate data linked to the specific procurement category.

Leading commercial processes in support of the Trusts to ensure that objectives are met – tendering, quotations, framework call off arrangements.