Are you a senior procurement professional with ambitions to grow and develop your career with a likeminded organisation?

We are looking for a Senior Category Manager with extensive background in construction procurement to lead our Regeneration, Highways & Community Services Team!

Liverpool City Council aim to make Liverpool one of the best cities in the world by improving the lives of its citizens and bringing new investment into the city. To support this The City Council are looking for dynamic professionals to join its procurement team responsible for supporting the delivery of contracts across the city. Successful candidates can expectto lead the team involved in exciting projects such as the new Paddington Village, Festival Gardens developments, and Highways Improvement Programmes.

Not only would you be joining a team intent on delivering exciting new projects, you will also be joining an award winning service with awards from the Government Procurement awards in 2018 & 2019 and Public Finance awards in 2019 for delivering cutting edge procurement innovations and excellence within the field. We believe we win these awards through the investment with offer our people via new training, support with further CIPS qualifications and continuing to deliver on a track record of promoting our own people through their desired career pathway in the council.

So long as you are a member or working towards being a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & SupplyOR similar management qualification AND have a background in civils and or infrastructure related procurements, we would love you to apply.

We want to give our people the best culture and rewards to attract the best people to work for Liverpool City Council and offer some brilliant benefits for working for us includinga range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements including opportunities to work from home, attendance reward scheme, staff engagement forums and services to support staff from different backgrounds.

The salary for the role is £58,079 - £64,257 with the possibility of a market supplement for exceptional candidates.

If you would like any further information about the role or the team, please contact Trevor Ingham, Head of theCommercial Procurement Unit on trevor.ingham@liverpool.gov.ukor 07730028150.

To apply for this post, please email your CV and supporting statement that outlines how you meet the essential criteria to Trevor Ingham at trevor.ingham@liverpool.gov.uk

Liverpool City Council is committed to having a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and believe that the decision to appoint should be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.