Senior Catagory Specialist

1 month ago

Aberdeen, United Kingdom OBM Ltd Full time

OBM has an excellent opportunity for a Senior Category Specialist on a 6 month contract basis with our Oil and Gas operator client.

**Job Overview**:
The Senior Category Specialist is an important role within the Procurement & Supply Chain (PSC) team in ensuring that specific category value is delivered. The role works closely with others within the PSC team, and with internal stakeholders and external third parties - continuously seeking to improve value delivery. The role ensures PSC is perceived as a positive, significant, value adding integral partner to our client

**Accountabilities**:
End-to-end Category Management
- Provides relevant knowledge and understanding of end-to-end Category Management. Ensures value related to the assigned specific categories is maximised throughout the category and contracting process
- Supports delivery of the annual category plan with the Senior Category Manager
- Works as a partner with business stakeholders to understand and support delivery of their needs related to the category
- Proactively develops robust sourcing strategies for specific categories, delivering breakthrough results and year on year continuous improvement.
- Undertakes category assessments to generate innovative opportunities and robust sourcing plans.
- Working as a Business Partner with key internal stakeholders, manages procurement activity across designated operations and maintenance categories. This includes the creation and implementation of category strategies that ensure delivery in line with business objectives, regulatory requirements and the targeted value.

External Market Expertise:

- Seen by the business as the Procurement / commercial expert for assigned operations and maintenance categories.
- Understands the assigned categories and contributes expertise in relation to market dynamics, regulatory framework, suppliers and technical innovations.
- Reports changes and updates through proactive governance.

Procurement
- Source and procure a range of goods and services across the category ensuring optimum value for money within defined service and quality criteria.
- Provide support to the Category Manager in complex negotiations through data, market or other analysis.
- Draft, negotiate and obtain agreement to commercial contracts ensuring that operational and commercial risks to business are fully understood and minimised.

On-going improvements & delivery of value add
- Identify and achieve defined improvement to the bottom line and cost saving targets by examining total acquisition costs and working closely with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
- Forecast future expenditure patterns within key business segments, developing appropriate strategies to ensure budgeted value improvements are proactively identified and implemented.
- Challenge business plans where alternate opportunities exist to deliver higher value outcomes, ensuring all options have been duly evaluated

Supplier Management
- Within the Category Management framework, develop, building and maintain supplier engagement through appraisal and performance monitoring, value analysis, continuous improvement, supplier / supply base development, compliance and demand management.
- Coordinate multiple stakeholder interfaces/touch points across the business to ensure a consistent approach.
- Ensure compliance to contract terms, both legal and commercial (including value delivery) and management of contractual risk. Agree with the Category Manager, and/or stakeholders steps to ensure remediation or reduction.
- Provide an effective overview of supplier performance to contract and support operational teams, if performance issues arise.
- Resolve contractual and supplier disputes where they occur, protecting the interests of the business at all times. Engage legal team if required and gain remedial/recompense for the business if appropriate.
- Consult and provide input to the budgeting process in relation to supplier spend and engage on supplier cost saving initiatives, leading where appropriate.
- Challenge requirements and re-negotiate contracts in life and at renewal to optimise value and drive cost savings.

Safety and Compliance
- Identify any operational and regulatory risks, escalating as appropriate.
- Operate information systems to the required standard to maintain accurate and secure records.
- Understand and adhere to the company and department standards, policies and procedures.
- Adhere to the Competence and Training procedures.
- Develop and maintain strong positive working relationships with internal stakeholders, ensuring their requirements are understood and being addressed and that communication channels with them are clear and effective.

**Competencies and Qualifications**:
Key Technical Skills
- Clear understanding of Category Management principles
- Detailed understanding of assigned operations and maintenance categories
- Knowledge of end-to-end Category Management including market insight, business partne

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