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England, United Kingdom

Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Category and Commercial Lead in the Corporate Procurement Team of Hampshire County Council, delivering external services on behalf of the Council.

Winchester

The Senior Category Manager will plan, drive and deliver category initiatives for a complex and high-value category or group of sub-categories and will collaborate with Departments and Partner organisations to embed and apply a best practice commercial approach to external and inhouse spend and provide support and challenge across the Procurement lifecycle in order to deliver value for money outcomes and transform the way services are delivered.

Winchester, Hampshire

Manage the operation of a high quality procurement service within the Adult Services Department to deliver cost effective outcomes, best value and continuous improvements in line with external/internal constraints and targets. Manage and develop a team of Senior Procurement Officers to deliver an effective procurement service which delivers value for money and savings.

Winchester

Senior Procurement Officer for Adult Services providing operational and technical support for procurement and commissioning requirements/processes and support to implement procurement strategies across the Council in line with best practice and regulatory requirements.Responsible for technical and operational activities and procurement advice in accordance with prescribed internal, external and European procurement objectives, regulations and policies.Management of day-to-day operational and technical aspects of tenders, contract awards, post award activity and contracts of varying complexity and size, ensuring compliance with internal / external / European constraints and objectives.

Key contributor to internal and external communication by writing press releases, publicity, reports, newsletters; managing the intranet, web and social media sites. Produces presentations and other external communication. Responsible for managing and developing organisational brand and style. Skills and experience in business development and tendering.; Provision of senior (Executive) administrative support to the CEO, Deputy CEO and Trustees including committee servicing, report and speech writing, policy and procedure development, ICT support, marketing, PR & press relations and training.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Business Support AdministrationAdminitrative Mentoring and SupportRecruitmentExecutive Administrative SupportThird Sector Trustee and Board Administration

The administration of the quality assurance processes and procedures and servicing of senior University committees.

The administration of the quality assurance processes and procedures and servicing of senior University committees.

The administration of the quality assurance processes and procedures and servicing of senior University committees.

The administration of the quality assurance processes and procedures and servicing of senior University committees.

Master'S Degree (Master Of Arts), Advanced Professional Practice, Merit

Activities and Societies: Mentoring, Leadership and Management, Critical Incident Analysis, Advanced Decision Making & Change Management.

Ba (Hons) Dunelm, Archaeology

Activities and Societies: Durham University Charities Archaeology Society