Senior Category Manager

3 weeks ago


United Kingdom Technical Network Recruitment Ltd Full time

Senior Category Manager

£70,000+ per annum

Hybrid

Car Allowance

Bonus

Additional Benefits

Permanent – Full Time

Our client is seeking a seasoned category expert to drive the Digital & Commercial Category forward. Drawing on your extensive experience in this domain, you will craft and execute strategies, pioneering innovative commercial arrangements.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership: Take the helm in the procurement process, infusing a strategic and innovative approach to category management that forms the backbone of our commercial endeavours.

Supplier Portfolio Management: Oversee a diverse portfolio of suppliers, ensuring contractual obligations are met while actively seeking opportunities for continuous improvement throughout the contract lifecycle.

Category Strategy Development: Lead the formulation and execution of end-to-end category strategies across short, medium, and long-term horizons. Evaluate initiatives to maximise value and outcomes, adeptly balancing risk and opportunities.

Stakeholder Engagement: Provide invaluable category insights and expertise to internal stakeholders, driving informed decision-making. Drive category strategies and sourcing events, offering subject matter expertise (SME) support.

Your Impact: As the resident category expert, your wealth of experience and strategic input will empower the company to swiftly adapt to evolving market dynamics, maintaining it's competitive edge.

What you will bring to the role:

Thorough comprehension of stakeholder and corporate requisites across short, medium, and long-term scopes.

Profound familiarity with the external supply market, encompassing suppliers, trends, innovations, market fluctuations, and dynamics, facilitating the discovery of new value-centric suppliers for the organisation.

Proficiency in engagement, enabling effective support, influence, and constructive challenge of stakeholders to optimise commercial outcomes.

Sound grasp of Category Management principles, evidenced by a history of successful outcomes across diverse category domains, coupled with the cultivation of robust supplier and stakeholder relationships.

Capacity to lead and furnish business insights on all facets of supply market dynamics, regulatory and internal frameworks, suppliers, and technological advancements.

Aptitude for market insights, trends, opportunities, and risks.

Management expertise in categories circa £100 million, bearing significant strategic risk to the organisation.

Experience in negotiating with suppliers on all commercial and contractual matters, with the ability to exercise judgement regarding acceptable levels of contractual risk and supply resilience.

Ideal Candidate:

Extensive End to End Experience.

Background in: Digital or Telecoms or Networks or Infrastructure or Cyber - Essential

Strong internal stakeholder experience

Extensive supplier portfolio management

Regulatory experience is beneficial.

If you are interested in this opportunity we look forward to receiving your application / cv and discussing further with you.



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