Category Manager
2 weeks ago
**Supply Chain & Category Buyer/Manager - materials, aggregates, power access**
**London (remote)**
**£38,000 - £40,000 + £4800 Car allowance + 10% bonus**
Grafton UK are currently recruiting exclusively on behalf of a rapidly growing construction technology business in the London area to source a tech savvy & commercially astute **Supply Chain & Category Buyer/Manager** to work closely with the Head of Supply Chain.
Responsibilities of the **Supply Chain & Category Buyer/Manager**:
- Effectively and strategically managing 3 main commodities across materials, aggregates and power access
- Researching your product category to identify additional suppliers in key locations that can be on-boarded to support business growth
- Help to create and analyse reports on supplier performance and engagement
- Hold regular meetings with tier 1 suppliers covering off spend, performance, engagement and pricing
- Negotiating best possible commercial terms and SLAs with key suppliers
- Training and supporting suppliers in the use of the company's Supplier Portal to enable them to have the best opportunity of increasing their revenue
- Bringing forward new ideas to engage and support suppliers across all product categories that the company operate within
- Develop multi-level and cross department relationships within all Tier 1 suppliers
Knowledge and experience of the **Supply Chain & Category Buyer/Manager**:
- Experience within a successful supply chain team, preferably within the construction equipment/materials industry managing aggregate categories
- Excited by the idea of a tech platform helping to transform the procurement process for construction companies, enabling projects to be delivered on-time and within budget
- Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership. You understand that growth businesses are unpredictable environments and are comfortable with a degree of change
- Highly competent with negotiating best commercial terms with any given supplier
- Demonstrable skills in negotiating, buying and selling
- Tech savvy, comfortable working with our CRM solution and software tools
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Articulate with excellent written and verbal skills
- Team player and fit right into our culture of supporting and helping each other out
**Personal Attributes**:
- Passionate about the supplier experience and end to end supplier journey.
- A strong operational understanding of the construction supplier market.
- An inquisitive mind, always looking for new opportunities and never standing still
- Determined, tenacious and resilient
- The ability to be able to challenge and determine great results for our suppliers.
- Has an innate ability to be able to build relationships.
- A proactive individual with a "can do" attitude (self-starter).
**Benefits**:
Attractive salary of £38,000-£40,000 (dependent on experience)
£4800 car allowance
10% bonus
Mainly remote with 1 in London office
25 days holidays + day off for your birthday
Modern and inclusive working environment
**HOW TO APPLY**
To be considered for this role, please click on the link provided. If you would like any further information about the vacancy before applying, please feel free to contact Kate Kirszak on
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