Indirect Category Manager

2 weeks ago


AshbyDeLaZouch Leicestershire, United Kingdom Centric People Full time

Role - Indirect Category Manager – hand tools and fixings

Location -  Ashby-de-la-Zouch (hybrid role with occasonal travel to Head Office)

 
Contract opportunity – circa £400 per day DOE

 
The Category manager will be responsible for the management of a range of key in-direct categories which are critical to the operational effectiveness of our clients business.

 
This will be a challenging role in which you will have all of the necessary Procurement skills to manage assigned In-direct category expenditure to ensure that annual agreed targets are delivered in full (experience of the category management of hand tools and fixings is highly beneficial)

 
Your ability to work closely with budget holders and key stakeholders to develop and deploy sourcing strategies within a transformational environment will form an integral part of this role.

 
Your commercial focus and continuous improvement mind set will support the business to drive cost from the operations and engage with supply partners to introduce new technology, innovation and ideas to deliver significant value to the business

 
Strong supplier management and demand management are required for this role in order to ensure continuity of supply to the various business operations.

 
Key Accountabilities

 
To lead the Procurement activities within your area of responsibility. This will typically include:-

  • Forge strong working relationships with key suppliers and stakeholders
  • Implement a clear business plan and deliver against the targets agreed
  • Manage, coordinate and prioritise workload within your area of responsibility
  • Communicate supply risks and mitigation proposals to Management and Stakeholders for consideration
  • Lead all contractual negotiations with suppliers to ensure that commercial propositions are secured upon the most favourable Terms & Conditions of business
  • Manage the supplier selection process through to contract implementation.
  • Ensure contractual agreements are met in full by measuring & monitoring performance in terms of quality, cost, delivery and service, including stakeholder feedback
 
Offering strong contributions within the wider Procurement activities:

  • Strong contribution towards the Annual Procurement Plan and achievement of annual performance targets
  • Identify opportunities to contribute towards the cost reduction pipeline
  • Sharing of knowledge, skills and best practices within the wider Procurement team
  • Support the implementation of effective Procurement Policies & Procedures
  • Monitor and report against agreed Key Performance Indicators and market trends
 
Strategic Focus

  • Develop and implement category strategies in conjunction with the appropriate stakeholders
  • Forge strong working relationships with the global Procurement and procurement teams in other countries as an integral part of leveraging and standardisation
 
Tactical Process Management

  • Define, assess, qualify and evaluate Suppliers
  • Strong stakeholder engagement when determining scope of works / service levels
  • Manage RFX Process for assigned categories
  • Prepare recommendations following commercial evaluation of Supplier’s business proposals
  • Implement Supplier development programs
 
Knowledge, Experience & Skills

  • CIPS Qualification (or) degree within business and finance, supported by the appropriate procurement experience.
  • Procurement experience gained preferably from a string  IN-direct procurement background
  • CAPEX and or Capital expenditure projects
  • Excellent teamwork ethic with a natural ability to develop strong relationships
  • Good understanding of identifying risks within the supply chain process
  • Capable of independently leading the negotiation process and building a negotiation chronology
  • Strong understanding of contract law and experienced within contract drafting and the negotiation of Terms and Conditions of business is essential
  • Thorough understanding and application of leading Procurement Tools & Techniques
  • Experience within the  Total Cost of Ownership cost modeling principle (TCO)and its application with Suppliers
  • Proven track record of cost analysis models for the procurement of goods and services
  • Experienced in conducting Supplier evaluation and capability assessments
  • Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft office - Word, Excel and Powerpoint
  • Exceptional influencing and change management skills
  • Strong stakeholder engagement
 
If you feel you have the relevant experience, we’d love to hear from you, apply today #J-18808-Ljbffr

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