SYP - Category Manager (Permanent)

Role: Category Manager (Permanent) 

Department: Regional Procurement and Stores

Location: Sheffield, Wakefield, Northallerton or Melton

Term: Permanent

Band: Band F

Salary: £33,597 - £37,563

Hours per week:  37

Applicants are welcome to apply on a Full-time (37hrs) or Job-Share (18.5hrs) basis

See attachments for Summary of Main Duties & Person Specification

We are a regional procurement unit supporting the four Police Forces and Police and Crime Commissioners in the Yorkshire and the Humber region and have an office base within each of the four Force areas.

We are looking to appoint a suitably experienced Category Manager to join our regional team who has achieved the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Level 6 Graduate Diploma (see Person Specification). The successful candidate will be an established, experienced professional with an understanding of public sector procurement with the ability to manage complex collaborative procurement exercises and have a track record of delivering savings and other efficiencies. 

There is a requirement to travel across the region to meet with customers but the successful candidate may choose a base from one of our four regional offices in Melton, Northallerton, Sheffield or Wakefield.

Interviews are to be held on: Tuesday 20th, Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd February 2018.

For further information about this post please, contact Lisa Parker 0746 4983702.

Please do not contact these numbers for an application form.

For the essential criteria for this role please refer to the Person Specification, the breakdown for the role responsibilities can be found on the Summary of Main Duties.

Please do not use the form ADM130, we are unable to accept this application form.

Applicants must meet the minimum checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for all individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity.  A minimum checkable history period of 3 Years has been identified for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

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Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and an agreement is made with the HR Manager - Recruitment and the Line Manager for the role.

Closing date:  Monday, 12 February 2018 at 23:55

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