Group Procurement Category Manager

2 weeks ago

Stevenage Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Copello Full time

Copello have partnered with a leafing defence organisation in the recruitment of a Group Procurement Category Manager to be based in Hertfordshire.

The Group Procurement Category Management team will be working in an international context bringing procurement experience and knowledge to ensure effective category management in the mechanical and electromechanical components categories, where you will build and implement category strategies and supplier relationships.

Duties will include:

  • Work with your customers as a business partner to understand expectations for the category and develop a keen understanding of the needs for mid term systems development and production.
  • Develop an extensive knowledge of your supplier market and handle market risks and opportunities to support the business.
  • Assess the current performance of the category, identifying and addressing the gaps with the business needs and performance expectations.
  • Develop your category strategy and a full strategic execution plan to achieve the objectives of this category, gaining key collaborator sign off.
  • Source new products and own the prospection, evaluation and approval of new suppliers.
  • Negotiate and coordinate the execution of frame contracts with suppliers.
  • Support the buyers to run the competitions, negotiations in conformance with the strategy and to deliver optimum value for the Business
  • Be responsible for the supplier relationship to ensure their capability to fulfil the forecast demand and to improve on Time, on Cost, on Quality performance.
  • Lead the supplier risks and the mitigation actions plan to support the company roadmap.

  • Support procurement cohesion across the Group.

My client are looking for:

  • Ideally a CIPS qualified procurement professional with experience of direct procurement in high technology industrial companies. Previous experience of working collaboratively with international teams is a bonus.

  • You will have previous experience of delivering a procurement category strategy and be able to work in partnership with colleagues and supplies to deliver results.

The role provides an excellent opportunity to gain experience and knowledge across key procurement categories in the defence sector and to work internationally with fellow procurement professionals, internal partners (design, production, procurement colleagues, technical authority, legal ) and key suppliers.

In return, my client are offering a salary of circa 65,000 DoE, hybrid working, company bonus, fantastic site facilities and excellent career progression, training and development opportunities.

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