UCL
Senior Category Manager (Major Works)
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About us
UCL is London's leading multidisciplinary university and one of the world's most successful research institutions, with more than 18,000 staff and over 51,000 students from more than 150 countries.
Our Commercial & Procurement function manages an annual third-party spend of more than £900 million and plays a critical role in ensuring UCL achieves excellent commercial outcomes while supporting our wider strategic and sustainability ambitions. Within Estates Development, we support the investment and development of UCL's diverse estate.
We are now looking for a Senior Category Manager - Major Works to help shape and deliver our commercial approach across this vitally important area.
About the role
As Senior Category Manager - Major Works, you will take a leading role in developing and delivering procurement and commercial strategies that support UCL's Estates Development priorities.
Working closely with the Head of Category - Estates Development, you will build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, developing a detailed understanding of their requirements and translating these into effective category, sourcing and contracting strategies.
You will lead complex procurement activity from strategy through to contract award, developing appropriate routes to market, commercial models, frameworks and competitions. You will provide expert commercial and contractual advice, lead negotiations and ensure solutions deliver strong operational outcomes, value for money and appropriate management of commercial risk. You'll also influence senior stakeholders and help ensure commercial considerations are embedded into the planning and delivery of major works activity.
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This is an opportunity to work client-side within a large and complex organisation and have a tangible impact on how UCL procures and delivers investment across its estate.
A full job description is attached to this advert.
About you
You will be an experienced procurement and commercial professional with significant experience of leading complex, high-value procurement activity. You may currently be working as a Senior Category Manager, Procurement Manager, Commercial Manager, Senior Procurement Manager or in a comparable commercial role within construction, infrastructure, property or a major capital programme environment.
You will have a strong track record of developing procurement and contracting strategies, running robust competitive procurement processes and negotiating complex commercial agreements. You will be commercially astute and able to identify opportunities, develop compelling cases for change and translate commercial strategy into successful delivery.
You will be confident operating in a large, complex organisation and engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders. Experience of working with major works, large-scale construction, infrastructure or capital investment supply chains will be particularly valuable, alongside an understanding of the commercial considerations associated with complex projects and supplier markets.
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What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
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