Location
Ealing

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£54,267 per annum

About the Role
Are you a procurement professional with a strong background in construction, estates, and facilities management? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where your expertise can shape strategic outcomes and deliver real value? If so, we want to hear from you.

As a Category Specialist, you’ll lead procurement and commercial activity across construction and asset management categories. You’ll play a pivotal role in delivering value for money, driving commercial excellence, and supporting strategic commissioning across the Council.

This is a high-impact role where you’ll manage complex procurement projects end-to-end, advise senior stakeholders, and embed best practice contract and supplier relationship management.

Key responsibilities include leading procurement projects in construction, estates, and hard FM from scoping to contract award, developing and implementing category strategies aligned with corporate priorities, providing expert advice on contract forms, procurement methods, and negotiation strategies, influencing senior stakeholders and ensuring compliance with procurement regulations, monitoring supplier performance and resolving contract issues, and delivering training and workshops to internal teams and stakeholders.

Join us to make a difference in how we deliver construction and asset management services and help build a better future for our residents.

Experience
- Proven experience in construction and estates procurement, including contract management.
- Strong understanding of industry-standard contract forms and risk management.
- Experience with public procurement regulations and eTender systems (e.g., Atamis).
- Ability to manage demanding stakeholders and maintain project timelines.

About you
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and embed best practice.
- Collaborative and innovative mindset with a commitment to continuous improvement.

Qualifications
- Degree-level education or equivalent.
- Professional qualifications such as CIPS are desirable.

You must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence for the right to work will be requested at the interview stage.