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Aatom Recruitment is hiring on behalf of Local Authority for the role of OR22602 - Category ManagerJob Title: OR22602 - Category ManagerContract Duration: 3 MonthsHours per week: 37.5Key Skills:· Negotiation: A skilled negotiator with a broad range of skill sets.· Analysis: Skilled in being able to conduct analysis on complex data sets to provide concise insights.· Stakeholder Management: Strong stakeholder management skills, demonstrating ability to engage with stakeholders at multi levels.· Leading and Managing Others: Strong project leadership and management capabilities and experience, with capacity to manage multiple small and medium sized projects.· Change Management: Understands change management and process improvement with experience in supporting business process / organisational change.· Strategy Delivery: Experience of delivering and implementing category and sourcing strategies, delivering strategies for various sub-categories.Qualifications and/or experience:· MCIPS qualified procurement professional / working towards MCIPS with significant experience managing and leading projects.· Knowledge and experience of EU procurement processes, using Government procurement frameworks, within the Place category.· Experience of identifying and implementing relevant commercial terms and has a good understanding of commercial risks and exposures.· Demonstrable experience of delivering total cost of ownership savings· Understanding of supplier management and can demonstrate development of a supplier over time.· Demonstrate an understanding of the latest market and procurement trends within the sub-category area of expertise.· Good knowledge of the Highways Act and JCT agreements.