Commercial Category Manager

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💼 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

📍 Nottingham, England

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💰 31349 GBP ANNUAL

Job Description

Details

Reference number

274891

Salary

£31,349

National £31,349 - A Recruitment Retention Allowance may be applicable based on qualification level

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

DVSA - Finance, Commercial & Assurance

Type of role

Commercial

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

Contents

Location

About the job

Benefits

Things you need to know

Apply and further information

Location

For this role you will be attached to one of our core locations in Swansea, Nottingham, Bristol, or Newcastle, where presence at one of these sites will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. We operate a hybrid working model that allows you to work between home and office locations, giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work.

About the job

Job summary

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice and welcome and encourage applications from everyone, such as ethnic minorities, women, disabled people and those who identify as LGBT+.

To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making DVSA a great place to work visit our Careers website.

Do you have knowledge and experience of public sector procurement?

Would you like the opportunity to be part of an exciting transformation to a category management approach?

If you are looking for the opportunity to make a real impact and help drive our transformation, we’d love to hear from you!

Job description

DVSA are finalising their transforming from Procurement and Contract Management teams and moving to a Category Management approach. This approach is recognised as best commercial practice by the Government Commercial Function (Cabinet Office), and its introduction supports a new DVSA Commercial Strategy that has been approved by the DVSA Board.

As Commercial Category Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the continuing development of the category approach, working in a small category team and reporting to the Senior Commercial Category Manager.

This role provides DVSA with an exemplar commercial experience in line with Government Commercial Function (GCF) best practice, by supporting the Commercial Category, and introducing the concept and efficiency benefits of the Category Management approach to the business.

Person specification

About you

To be successful in this Commercial Category Manager role, you will need to be able to evidence the following skills and experience:

A good all-round knowledge and experience of public sector procurement
Strong awareness of Procurement Regulations 2015, using Crown Commercial Service frameworks and the Digital Marketplace in particular
Demonstrable experience of effective communication, you can present information to key internal and external stakeholders, ensuring the information is received with impact
A track record of building valued relationships with stakeholders, helping to support the needs of the business and commercial objectives
Membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS), or equivalent, or willingness to work towards achieving this qualification
Providing commercial guidance and advice to the business, including the latest developments in public sector procurement, in relation to their assigned category
Planning team requirements, allocating resources and prioritising activities, over the short to medium term by fully understanding the business environment in which the team operates
Supporting the leadership team’s work to embed the new DVSA Commercial Strategy and the introduction of a Category Management approach, and year on year improvements thereafter, this will include the development, planning, delivery, management, and continuous improvement of their assigned commercial category
Adopting a Management Information (MI) regime to drive improvement and utilise MI to help inform commercial strategy decisions

For further information about the role and responsibilities please see the Candidate Pack attached.

Additional Information

There will be occasional travel required with this role to other DVSA locations, including overnight stays.

About Us

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps everyone stay safe on Britain's roads.

We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe driving, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.

Our work affects millions of people and thousands of businesses. Most importantly, our work saves lives.

We're an innovative organisation that values professional expertise. We invest in our people and champion inclusive and diverse teams. And we make sure colleagues have the skills to meet the needs of Britain’s road users.

If you would like to read more about the great opportunities and benefits of working at DVSA visit our Careers website.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Making Effective Decisions
Managing a Quality Service
Changing and Improving

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Section 4- Understanding needs & sourcing options- Commercial practitioner level
Section 5- Procurement Process- Commercial Practitioner level
Section 6- Contract and Supply management Commercial Practitioner level

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

If you would like to read more about the great opportunities and benefits of working at DVSA visit our Careers website

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

How to Apply

As part of the application process you will be asked to provide a CV and Personal Statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

For your Personal Statement, please provide detailed evidence of the following:

Experience of the commercial cycle including pre-competitive supplier engagement, supplier selection, tender evaluation, contract award and ongoing contract management.
Experience of public sector procurement, e.g. Procurement Regulations 2015 and using Crown Commercial Service frameworks and the Digital Marketplace.
Experience of operating in a category management environment, or a knowledge of the principles of a category management approach.

Your Personal Statement will be limited to a maximum of 750 words.

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:

an interview with a presentation

The sift is due to take place 26th April 2023

Interviews/assessments are likely to be held from 15th May 2023

This interview could be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

We will try to meet the dates we’ve set out in the advert. But there may be occasions when these dates will change. We will give you plenty of notice of any important dates.

If you would like to find out more about what it’s like to work for DVSA and how to apply, we will be holding virtual sessions to find out more. Please click here to secure your place at one of our upcoming events.

You’re encouraged to become familiar with the candidate pack and the Government Commercial Function Framework as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.

The Department for Transport recruits using Success Profiles. For each role, we consider what you need to demonstrate to be successful.

This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

You can read more about Success Profiles here.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

Further Information

For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How we hire page of our DfT Careers website.

Before submitting your application, we encourage you to visit our Recruitment in detail page of the DfT Careers website. You will find detailed information about the entire recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role in the Civil Service.Throughout this job advert there are links to the DfT Careers Website, which provides you further information to support your application. Should you be unable to access the information on our website, please email DRGComms@dft.gov.uk for assistance.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name :

Alison Altoft

Email :

alison.altoft@dvsa.gov.uk

Recruitment team :