Category Procurement Manager
2 weeks ago
As the Category Procurement Manager at AllPoints Fibre youwill be reporting directly to the Senior Category Procurement Manager. Youwill play a pivotal role in supporting strategic procurement initiatives, optimising supplier relationships, and ensuring cost-effective procurement practices within the Business Services IT category supporting all IT projects outside of core IT (non IT systems) as well as generalist Indirect Procurement (Business Services).
What you will be doing:
- Category Strategy Development : Support the Senior Category Procurement Manager in developing and executing a comprehensive procurement strategy for the IT and Business Services category in alignment with overall business objectives, fostering innovation, cost savings, and supplier diversity.
- Supplier Relationship Management: Build and maintain robust relationships with key suppliers, negotiating favourable terms and conditions, managing performance, and ensuring a reliable supply chain.
- Cost Management : Monitor market trends, analyse spend data, and implement cost-saving initiatives while maintaining the highest quality standards and service levels.
- Strategic Sourcing : Lead and support the end-to-end sourcing process, including supplier selection, RFx creation, evaluation, negotiation, and contract management, to ensure best-value solutions.
- Cross-functional Collaboration : Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders across the business including Legal and Finance to align procurement activities with business needs and provide expert guidance.
- Risk Management : Identify potential risks within the IT and Business Services category and develop mitigation strategies to ensure business continuity.
- Innovation and Technology: Stay informed about emerging technologies, market trends, and best practices within the telecoms industry to drive innovation and competitiveness in procurement processes.
About you:
We are looking for someone withprogressive experience in procurement and sourcing within generalist categories and IT. You will be able todemonstrate a proven track record of supporting strategic and tactical initiatives and achieving cost savings. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of procurement trends, technologies, and supplier landscape, as well as experience in managing supplier relationships and negotiation. You will be exceptionally analytical and have strong data-driven decision-making abilities, and be an excellent communication with stronginterpersonal skills.Proficiency in procurement software and tools is also advantageous.
What we offer / what you get in return:
- Wellness support - We offer an extensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP), private medical insurance, dental cover, eyecare vouchers, income protection insurance, group life insurance, and more.
- Financial wellbeing - In addition to the support provided by our EAP we offer a contributory pension, income protection insurance, group life insurance alongside other benefits.
- Time out- All our employee's start with us on30 days annual leave allowance (pro rata) plus bank holidays. We also have enhanced leave plans should you become unwell or need to take time off for parental leave.
About us:
Established in 2021, AllPoints Fibre has grown from regional roots in Jurassic Fibre, Giganet and Swish Fibre, to establish a national wholesale network.
We are on a missions to create a wholesale network that can serve millions of homes and businesses connect to a better digital future.
To help us achieve this mission we need a Category Procurement Manager to take us on this journey.
We have set ourselves the goal to become the best place to work, we recognise that our people are at the heart of what we do - join us on our journey to become the UK’s most recommended way to connect
...And if you don’t meet any specific requirements of the role, we’d still like to hear how you’d get the job done
Next steps
If the role sounds like the right fit for you, we look forwards to seeing your application If shortlisted,our Talent AcquisitionTeam will be in touch to set up and initial conversation. Next stages will involve meeting with our hiring teams to discussthe role and your experience in more details.
One last thing...
AllPoints Fibre value diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. Help us create a secure, inclusive digital world where diversity fuels innovation; your vision, your voice, and your skills have a place here
If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made during your interview process, please tell us in your application.
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