Global Category Manager

2 weeks ago


Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Cedar Full time

_The Business:
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A Global Retail Brand, prominent in the Fortune 500 with a big presence in Europe and across America.

  • Key Responsibilities:_
  • The Category Manager will be responsible for a large European spend, developing and implementing strategy with HR
  • Not only this but they will be accountable for influencing wider global spend across a range of HR subcategories such as benefits, permanent/contingent labour, learning and development, outsourcing
  • You will be expected to build and influence key stakeholder relationships to a senior level effectively challenging when necessary to achieve a positive result
  • Work in a crossfunctional team in order to deliver on the wider business strategy through collaborative procurement and teamwork
  • Driving proper procurement process at all levels
  • This individual will manage key strategic regional supplier relationships understanding tradeoffs with risk, quality, cost and sustainability
  • Opportunity assessment
  • Key Skills:_
  • You must be proactive in your approach
  • Resilient in character able to challenge stakeholders to achieve a positive result
  • Have a strong track record within the HR category such as benefits, permanent/contingent labour, learning and development, outsourcing
  • Able to navigate a multiregional global environment and cut through the noise, prioritising effectively
  • Someone who understands what 'best in class' procurement looks like and can bring new ideas to the table
  • An ability to develop and implement category strategy on a global scale
  • Able to work in a fastpaced environment
  • CIPS or equivalent qualification would be very useful


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