Category Manager

All about the Role 

Peterborough is one of Britain's most exciting and fastest-growing Cities and it is preparing for change. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of this change and join Peterborough City Council's Procurement Team as a Category Manager focusing on the Council's integration of City College Peterborough and Peterborough Ltd, and the preparation for Local Government Reform.  

The role of Category Manager includes delivering a comprehensive and compliant end-to-end procurement process and supporting internal stakeholders and external providers to prepare them and support change. 

All about our Team

Local Authorities invest heavily in supporting their communities and residents, whether this is through education, leisure facilities, social care or environmental services. The Procurement Team supports the City Council to achieve best value for money for the services, works or goods that it purchases. We are a strong, inclusive and friendly team with a supportive culture and we value the opportunities to look at things differently and support innovation within the City Council. 

We work directly with internal stakeholders and external providers to manage activities that facilitate value for money and provide ongoing client support to deliver continuous cost savings, performance and process improvements for the Council.  We deliver a wide range of procurements both strategic and tactical in nature across the Council to provide end-to-end procurement support. This means that we provide support from the moment that we are instructed right through the procurement process to contract management. 

The Procurement Team work within a category management model that separates the key directorates of Corporate Services, Place and Economy, and Social Care and Public Health. This role will support across all three directorates.  

All about You

• Do you have extensive Category Management experience?
• Can you provide organisational leadership in all areas of the contracting life cycle including assisting stakeholders, tendering, governance, and supplier relationship management?
• Do you have exceptional communication skills that you can adapt to suit a range of audiences or levels, whether they are small suppliers, Council staff, Councillors or other Local Authorities?
• Are you an expert practitioner in procurement legislation, both current and the previous Public Contract Regulations 2015?

If this describes you and you want to join our friendly  team supporting Peterborough City Council through positive change whilst delivering excellent customer service, then we want to hear from you.  

All about our Benefits 
We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme… 

• Access to a range of benefits via our Employee Benefits Platform, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes 
• Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)  
• Access to car lease scheme 
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances 
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings 
• Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth 
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day 
• Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network 
• Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards 

All about our Commitments 
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success. 

We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are disabled and require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact [email removed]  we will work with you to meet your needs. 

If you've already applied and completed the recruitment process for this position within the last three months, there's no need to reapply. We really appreciate your interest and thank you for considering us.

• Terms and Conditions NJC March 2025.pdf (177.74 KB)
• FinalJob Description Category Manager.pdf (410.30 KB)