Category Specialist

2 weeks ago


Reading, United Kingdom AWE PLC Full time

AWE have an exciting opportunity for a Category Specialist to join our mission to protect our country.

As a Category Specialist you will assist with the implementation and execution of Procurement Management, Strategic Sourcing, Contract Management and Supplier Relationship Management within assigned categories, with the ultimate objective of leveraging andsecuring AWE supplier base to support its current and future business requirements, whilst mitigating risks.

This opportunity would suit an individual who has previously worked as an Assistant Buyer, Buyer, Purchaser or Purchasing Assistant, who has achieved their MCIPS or working towards it.

Location - Reading / Basingstoke Area

Salary starting from £33,350 dependant on experience

AWE **(one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK)** offers an attractive array of benefits which include:

- Market leading contributory pension scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement (270 hours a year plus **every other Friday off**)
- Flexible working hours
- Salary sacrifice scheme
- Hybrid working
- "**This job role is suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station) and working from home as a personal choice. If youare successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.**_

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Contributing to the development and drive the implementation of the Category Strategy to deliver cost effective category solutions and business models for assigned categories
- Delivering Category targets and KPI's for assigned spend categories
- Benchmarking, including business intelligence and supplier market analysis
- Contributing to the long-term business ensuring competitive initial cost and total cost development in the product and service life cycle and maintenance of the specific supplier contract for products and services
- Assisting in the preparation and execution of Contract which is appropriate to the scope, value and risk outlined in the sourcing strategy, ensuring all relevant stakeholders have contributed and approved as appropriate
- Influencing stakeholder involvement and participation in category strategies, sourcing activities and supplier relationship management activities and share SCM category strategies, PSL and supplier performance

**We would like you to have**:

- Able to translate and analyse financial information e.g supplier accounts, cost data etc
- Relationship management techniques
- Risk and opportunity management
- Experience of drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex contractual arrangements
- Experience of preparing tender packages, conducting tender competitions, developing evaluation criteria, analysing and evaluating proposals, negotiating subcontract provisions and subcontractor selection
- Experience of working within a Procurement Function

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