JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title:
Category Manager (Construction)
Department/Division/Faculty:
Procurement Department, Finance Division
Campus/Location: Job Family/Level: Responsible to:
South Kensington
Level 4
Head of Procurement
Key Working Relationships (Internal):
With senior staff within the Division, Estates Operations, and departments across the College, where appropriate With the Head of Procurement in implementing procurement strategy and policy With technical and managerial staff from other research-based universities With professional, legal, and statutory bodies, where appropriate With Senior Users, Contractors and Consultants acting as category lead for
Key Working Relationships (External):
procurement activities of construction services Professional, legal and statutory bodies where appropriate
Contract type:
Permanent, Full Time
Purpose of the Post
• Develop and manage a wide variety of strategic agreements with preferred suppliers for construc- tion works and professional services that provides best value for money for the College • Establish objectives, profiles and scorecards with key construction suppliers and demonstrate per- formance measurement and improvement • Manage stakeholder engagement and provide professional procurement advice to senior pro- ject managers, and departments that support the procurement life-cycle from initial sourcing strategy through to the development and drafting of technical specifications, competitive tendering, supplier evaluation and selection, and contract management and monitoring • Advise senior managers of internal and external issues that might affect their service, operational and financial strategies and provide relevant data and information with analysis to aid the formula- tion of appropriate procurement plans, solutions, and policies ensuring consistency and develop- ment of any further plans • Represent the category on relevant strategy devel- opment and supply chain forums • Develop procurement strategies, processes, and systems that provide appropriate governance and control that ensures compliance with College procedures,procurementstrategyandrelevantUK and European legislation • Secure commitment of the College community to support the College’s objectives to enable the delivery of procurement savings and achievement of operational and financial strategies • Ensure the effective communication, promotion and marketing of purchasing agreements
Principal responsibility for the procurement and cat- egory management on a College-wide basis of con- struction related projects both new build and refur- bishment across a range of building types, and other general operational expenditure as required. The Category Manager role is part of the procurement department within the Finance Division at Imperial College London that has responsibility for leading and managing all procurement activities across College including the co-ordination, letting, management, and monitoring of contracts that are used by faculties, departments and divisions The Category Manager’s role will be to manage and lead sourcing activities for major construction projects and delivering high quality contracts for construction works and services. • Initiation and preparation of the construction category plan including its scope, risks, oppor- tunities, benefits and targets, and managing the resources and skills required to deliver the cate- gory plan • Delivery of a wide range of effective procurement programmes that covers the range of construction works and services on a College-wide basis • Support the category team in delivering complex procurement projects using latest best practice to ensure successful implementation of construction projects Key Responsibilities The Category Manager role shall include:
• Seek opportunities and implement efficiency improvements focusing on both direct cashable (e.g. cost re- ductions) and in-direct non-cashable efficiencies (e.g. process improvements) in accordance with the pro- curement strategy • Lead any other supply categories as defined within the procurement plan and deliver against the finance objectives leading to savings targets across all relevant categories • Represent the Head of Procurement at consultation and other procurement forums at local, regional and where relevant national levels as appropriate to identify good professional practice and drive improved pro- curement capability and cost reduction • Attend meetings with external organisations that support the ongoing development of collaborative procure- ment relationships that take advantage of scale economies, added value, and shared learning opportunities • Be an active member of relevant working groups and committees and represent and promote the Division to ensure that issues are raised appropriately and acted upon accordingly Other • Undertake relevant professional training to keep informed of current issues, policies, procedures and legisla- tion • To engage in such other activities as are consistent with the key responsibilities of the post at Divisional or College level, as directed by the Head of Procurement
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