We are looking for procurement professionals that have both direct and indirect category management experience to join our client.
Experience of the whole procurement cycle is essential.
As a Category Manager, you will act as the commercial expert for your category.
Leveraging your market expertise, you will develop and implement strategies to ensure that our client remains a leader in commercial arrangements.
Key Responsibilities: Supplier Management: Oversee a portfolio of suppliers, ensuring continuous improvement and added value throughout the contract lifecycle.
Market Insight: Provide in-depth category knowledge and market insights to internal stakeholders.
Develop category strategies, support sourcing events, and manage category-level risks.
Commercial Expertise: Utilize your commercial expertise to help swiftly adapt to market changes.
Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate proactively with internal stakeholders to shape category strategies, understand business needs, and manage spending and suppliers.
Tender Management: Lead and evaluate competitive tenders and proposals for goods and services.
Supplier Interface: Serve as a key contact with suppliers within the category.
Reporting: Ensure timely and accurate reporting on sourcing projects using available tools.
Compliance: Adhere to company and department standards, policies, and procedures.
Location and Working Hours: Base Location: Reading - Hybrid.
Working Hours: 36 hours per week.
Skills: Networking Skills: Ability to build productive relationships across the team and collaborate to develop flexible solutions.
Challenging Norms: Capable of challenging industry norms and identifying opportunities for performance improvement.
Negotiation Expertise: Experience in leading complex supplier negotiations, up to £100m in value.
Process Knowledge: Strong understanding of pre and post-deal processes and their impact on delivering value.
Influence and Change Management: Proven ability to influence stakeholders and suppliers to drive meaningful change.
Supply Chain Experience: Some experience in complex supply chain environments.
Risk Management: Ability to prioritize and manage risk and complexity effectively.
Competitive Salary up to C.£55,000 Up to 12% employer pension contribution Hybrid Working