Category Manager
3 days ago
**Category Manager - Property**
Our client is the largest provider of specialist housing and care for people in later life in England, employing more than 9,000 people throughout England. They provide more than 60,000 homes for older people and are a trusted care provider with more than100 care homes.
Reports to: Senior Category Manager
**As Category Manager, you will be responsible for**:
Through working with the Senior Category Manager develop and implement a series of category sourcing programmes for categories with business stakeholders
managing supplier relationships with higher risk / higher value suppliers
develop and deliver annual value for money / cost savings programme to the organisation
providing Procurement guidance across a range of internal stakeholders.
work with those internal stakeholders to ensure the category sourcing programme meets the requirements of the organisation in terms of service, cost and quality.
develop, motivate and manage a Category Assistant / Buyer across a diverse spend portfolio, in accordance with agreed strategies and processes to optimise Anchor Hanover’s procurement spend.
**Procurement knowledge required**:
Advanced negotiation skills
Knowledge of strategic sourcing methodologies
Knowledge of supply chain theory
Persuading and influencing and interpersonal skills
Contract Law and dispute resolution
Statistical and data analysis skills
Knowledge of market areas related to specific categories
Finance and leasing knowledge
Business development and marketing plans
Business accounting
**Experience**:
Commercial / industry experience in procurement and supply chain
Minimum 5 years of procurement experience in a category management role
Advanced negotiation experience.
Experience of contract management.
Experience of team working, delegation and empowerment.
Experience of project managing end to end procurement activities from initial planning to contract award.
Experience of supplier relationship management.
Experience of building collaborative relationships with internal customers
Track record of ability to develop and deliver against value for money / cost saving targets.
Management of resources and financial risk and commercial acumen.
Experience of sourcing, mapping and managing supply chain partners.
Track record in delivering recurrent non-pay savings to the customer base.
Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) or appropriate professional institute or relevant experience.
Degree level qualification plus senior specialist procurement knowledge and experience.
Project Management experience of management procurement projects through the end to end lifecycle
Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
Supply chain management training to be supplemented by additional specialist courses as required.
Recognised advanced computer training courses and then on-the-job training.
Risk assessment/analysis training.
Location: Bradford, Flexible working.
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