Trinity College Dublin Hiring For Category Manager – ICT at Dublin, County Dublin Full Time

Post Summary

The Category Manager is responsible for all procurement activity across the ICT category, delivered in consultation with IT Services, the Secretary’s Office (Legal Services) and Trinity’s Project Management Office. The category has an average annual value/spend of €12M with complex technical, commercial and legal/regulatory elements associated with the Goods and Services that support the University’s extensive ICT activity. In addition to underpinning the sourcing and contracting of all “digital” activity across all academic and support areas, the role will support strategic projects including sourcing of specialised state-of-the-art research equipment, ICT solutions and procurement of related professional services. All of the above is conducted in partnership with budget-holders, internal service providers and key users in the relevant areas and in alignment with sectoral/State agreements and protocols. The Category Manager leads out in the following areas:

• Legal & Regulatory Compliance: Fulfilling Trinity’s considerable Value-for-Money, legal and audit compliance requirements relating to Goods and Services contracts across the extensive ICT category.
• Research Programme and Strategic ICT Projects: Supporting Trinity’s very considerable Research budget (€100m+) and strategic ICT projects by developing project-specific procurement and contracting strategies, bringing tenders to market and acting as the primary point of contact for the specification, evaluation and tender award phases.
• Procurement Strategy and Value for Money: Ensuring that all opportunities for achieving Value for Money are identified and acted on with category analysis, engagement of various Government agencies and strategic tendering to contribute towards achieving €2m in savings across the Procurement function per annum.
• Category/Supplier Management: Delivering industry-standard and best practice Category Management for ICT across the University, inputting to other Category teams where appropriate, including Professional Services and Facilities; engaging with multiple Government agencies to deliver national supply contracts for the education sector to market while supporting delivery of the University’s central commitment to Sustainability. Category Management coupled with Strategic Tendering represent the two pillars of procurement activity.

Post status: Permanent Contract

Hours of Post: 35 hours per week

Salary: This appointment will be made on the Administrative 1 (Points 1-6), Salary Scale (€64,401 – €101,973 per annum) at a point in line with current Government pay policy. monthly/weekly payscales. (tcd.ie)

How to apply:
In order to assist the selection process, applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae and a Cover Letter (1x A4 page) that specifically address the following points in their application.

Applicants should clearly address their experience and how they obtained their knowledge in their application.

Illustrate, through past example, their ability to work on their own initiative and resolve problems.

Applicants who do not address the application requirements above in their cover letter will not be considered at the short list stage. Applications must be submitted by the closing date specified through eRecruitment. Any Applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

Please see the Job Description below for this position.

Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Ben Hartnett, Procurement Officer, E: [email protected]

Application queries about this post, please email the Recruitment Partner Peter Toal at E: [email protected] and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.

At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants including those whom have been displaced due to war.

We are ranked 3rd in the world for gender equality (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2020) and we hold an Athena SWAN Bronze award, recognising our work to advance gender equality. The University is actively pursuing a Silver level award, which it has committed to achieving by 2025. Trinity is committed to supporting the work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment.