Senior Category Specialist

3 weeks ago


Aberdeen, United Kingdom Aberdeen Appointments Agency Full time

An excellent opportunity for a Senior Category Specialist to join a well-known team based in Aberdeen on an initial 12 month contract. The Senior Category Specialist will work closes with the Procurement & Supply Chain team, and with the internal stakeholders and external third parties - continuously seeking to improve value delivery.

RESPONSIBILITIES
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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

KEY REQUIREMENTS
- Evidence of working on a category through the whole life cycle, ensuring the value created in the negotiation stage hits the bottom line
- Demonstrable confidence and credibility with good communication and relationship management skills
- Robust influencing, persuading and negotiating skills and ability to present complex ideas/concepts to stakeholders and peers
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to identify and exploit commercial opportunities
- Advanced skill using MS Office including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- 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 partnering, negotiation, on-going supplier management and governance relating to assigned operations and maintenance subcategories
- Demonstrable track record of value delivery through identification and implementation of sourcing approaches linked to category strategies
- Able to conduct detailed and complex procurement analytic projects
- Thorough understanding of Category Management principles
- Good understanding of assigned category
- Experience of value delivery through identification and implementation of innovative sourcing strategies, continuous improvement plans and demand management
- Competent in use of Company business tools - SAP, MS Packages, Contiki
- Ability to lead/champion Supplier Relationship and Performance Management

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location



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