Your browser is out of date

This website has been built for modern browsers, yours is many years out of date and as a result, your experience of this website will be poor.

Please upgrade your browser and pop back.

Thanks.

Call us now on: 0208 249 1515

Principal Category Manager – 82562 (AWE) - 12183

Salary: £To be confirmed on application (our client has asked for this not to be advertised)

Location: Reading area, Hybrid – on average 1-2 days a week on site. Some weeks more, some less

Contracting Authority: Government Client
Contract Length: 15 Months
Clearance: SC

Ideal to see in CVs
Experience with Alliance Structures or possible setting up collaborative supply chain arrangements – which is a big focus of the hybrid model being looked at with c. 40% internally delivered and 60% specialist supply chain support for the LT strategy. From delivering the business case and running a full procurement process July 2025-July 2026

Top 2 Essential Evaluation Criteria:
1. Strong Commercial Business Acumen
2. Public sector End-to-end Procurement experience

Essential
Public sector End-to-end Procurement experience
• Proven sourcing strategy experience
• Experience of end-to-end procurement lifecycle
• A Procurement specialist with strong category management experience.
• Strong supplier engagement skills
• Stakeholder Management skills.
• Has worked with stakeholders to clearly define requirements
• Worked on Large scale Commercial contracts
• Diverse category experience
• High level of Commercial Acumen

Our dedicated team would be pleased to discuss in more detail how we may be able to help