Category Manager It
2 days ago
Technology Category Manager - Leading transport operator - Manchester (hybrid) - £50,000-£60,000 depending on experience plus package
Pod is excited to be working with a major transport service provider and I'm looking forward to speaking to Procurement professionals who have experience in the IT Category or in any indirects such as FM, Marketing or HR who are keen to move into the techcategory.
The role in a nutshell:
- Managing a £25M spend across hardware, software, networks, clouds, etc.,
- Negotiating costs and contracts with suppliers to ensure value for money
- Managing supplier performance against agreed objectives, putting in place corrective actions where necessary
- Building and maintaining excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- A genuine interest in procurement and a can-do and proactive attitude to make things happen
- Experience within the IT category or as an Indirect Generalist
- Experience on how to develop category strategy and run sourcing projects
- Excellent written and oral communications, as well as strong influencing skills
- Pod Talent are independent specialist recruiters in the Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics, Manufacturing and R&D space covering roles internationally from entry to board level. We recruit for roles including Supply Chain, Demand Planning, InventoryManagement, Direct and Indirect Procurement, Category Management, Logistics, Distribution, Warehousing, Production, Packaging, NPD and Quality Assurance. Please visit our website for all of our vacancies._
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