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Fixed Term until 31 March 2020

The closing date for this post is provisionally set at 30 June 2019. West Lothian Council reserve the right to close this post early depending on applicant response levels

The council has adopted a Category Management approach to procurement to ensure that its supplies, services and works are procured in a costs effective and efficient manner.  Category Managers will play a critical role within the Corporate Procurement Unit and are crucial to the success of this approach by contributing to the strategic delivery of the service and taking responsibility for a range of commodities within one of five categories of spend.

 The skills and experience you must have:

  • A solid understanding of the council's Standing Orders and all applicable Scottish, UK and EU public sector procurement legislation 
  • Proven experience of undertaking and managing large scale procurement projects 
  • Proven negotiation skills and contract management experience to achieve significant savings 
  • Excellent influencing skills and the ability to challenge existing practice and suggesting solutions 
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to produce and constructively present accurate and complex reports and act as an internal and external ‘ambassador’ for the Corporate Procurement Unit 
  • Strong presentational skills 
  • Excellent problem solving and analytical skills and ability to propose solutions to anticipated problems 
  • The ability to plan, lead and implement change innovation to drive procurement best practice 
  • The ability to prioritise own workload and deliver projects and tasks within tight timescales 
  • Strong team working skills and the ability to develop and maintain effective partnerships working across Service and organisational boundaries 
  • A career portfolio indicating an appreciation of the importance of continuous improvement, positive customer relations and experience of working with a range of staff, including some experience of working with senior managers 
  • Flexibility and the ability to respond to urgent requests, simultaneous demands or shifting priorities 
  • Good IT Skills including the ability to use Microsoft Office applications 
  • Ethical working practices

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