Category Officer

Social Personnel are looking for a Category Officer to work with Oxfordshires Children's Services.

Hybrid - 1 day a month in County Hall (Oxford) possibility of additional day quarterly.

Grade 11 £20.98 PAYE or £27.96 UMB

Experience in Childrens Services and Education essential

Flexible working hours however core hours are expected to be covered which are between 8am - 6pm Monday - Friday.

The ideal candidate should be able to:

• Quickly respond to procurement requests
• Manage a busy inbox
• Handle RFQs
• Confidently moderate and follow procurement compliance through to contract award
• Undertake Extensions and variations using the Local Authorities governance
• Finalise an opening round of a framework, moderate, send out letters, follow up on due diligence, and ensure contracts are signed
• Lead a variation with other key stakeholders
• Have experience with both Atamis and ProContracts

Public Sector procurement knowledge and experience essential, particularly Childrens Services categories of spend and having the ability to carry out end to end procurements with minimum supervision

Reporting to the Category Manager for Childrens Services, this role will undertake the full delivery of key procurement and contract management projects within the Corporate and Commercial category.

If you are interested or have any questions, please let us know!