Senior Procurement Category Manager

3 weeks ago


Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom Home Group Full time

**Senior Procurement Category Manager**
Gosforth Park Way, Newcastle upon Tyne (moving to Newcastle city centre from early 2023)
Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hpw)
Salary £50,000 - £55,000 pa depending on skills and experience
Plus, Brilliant Benefits
**Make a career choice that counts. That’s when it hits home.**
We are on a journey as an organisation, a journey to become more digitally focussed, hyper-efficient and disruptors across the sectors in which we operate. Our strategy is set, and our direction is clear.
We need an experienced procurement professional to deliver on our strategy, and we’re aiming high ourselves. Join our well-established team and be responsible for managing a team focussed on reducing and optimising external expenditure and ensuring adherenceacross Home Group. You’ll build relationships with other internal departments and suppliers to enhance operational performance.
So, if you want to do awesome things in a brilliant team and work for an organisation that really makes a differencejoin us at Home Group.
**Be yourself at Home**
Home?Group?is?committed to?tackling?prejudice and discrimination, not just for our customers, but?for our?colleagues too?We’re super proud of our internal Diversity Networks and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+, and Disability) which support colleagues fromdifferent backgrounds to be their true selves. We?recognise and celebrate our differences, together we make Home Group a great place to work
**About you**
You’ll have experience of devising, implementing, and ‘selling’ sourcing strategies, as well as experience working in diverse and varied commodity fields - the IS and Professional Services fields, are particular areas of strength we are looking to see demonstrated.
You’ll also have experience of leading multifunctional teams to deliver optimal sourcing solutions which deliver significant and measurable benefits.
You’ll have strong and successful negotiating skills as well as experience of contract management. You’ll have a solid understanding of contract law and the ability to draft contracts with mínimal support from legal professionals.
Finally, you’ll have knowledge of the latest purchasing theory and practice including awareness of the latest e-procurement tools. A CIPS qualification would be highly desirable.
**Working flexibly**
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