Procurement Category Manager

4 days ago


Surrey, United Kingdom Talent Drive | B Corp™ Full time
EU Procurement Category Manager | Indirect Services | Global Food Brand

Surrey Offices 2 days per week, the rest working remotely.

Competitive Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + 5% bonus + Strong Pension


Overview:

Talent Drive is excited to announce our partnership with this fantastic global food brand who are seeking a EU Category Buyer to join their growing team to focus on Equipment Services. The business are investing heavily within this category area which provides a clear career path for the right individual to develop the role into a Category Manager role.


With the support of the Procurement team, you will have the autonomy to negotiate with suppliers, build strong relationships, and manage the end-to-end execution of the sourcing process.


Joining this fantastic team means being part of an environment that values curiosity, resilience, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced setting.


They are proud to have received several accolades in recognition of their commitment to employees, including being named as Britain's Top Employer three years running.


Key Responsibilities:
  • Project focussed role involving managing multiple projects across the equipment/CAPEX space.
  • Focus on improving return on investment and payback periods through analysis, action planning and execution of an equipment procurement strategy.
  • Other key areas of focus include: Management of Key Equipment Suppliers, Management of Global OEM Supplier relationships & Management of day-to-day escalations from across Pan Europe.
  • Lead the analysis of supplier and contract performance to identify opportunities to reduce spend and improve execution.
  • Partner with Global Equipment Procurement on Tier 1 equipment.
  • Work cross functionally to implement and track projects to deliver benefit.
  • Support the definition of the category and sourcing strategy that delivers on short- and long-term goals
  • Owns the 'Build Smarter' for equipment spend.


Skills and Experience Required:
  • Strong analytical skills, ability to extract meaningful conclusions from data.
  • Proven experience of working collaboratively in complex stakeholder environment.
  • Proven experience in understanding contract KPIs and successfully driving supplier performance.
  • Procurement or Supply Chain experience.
  • Ideally - Experience in a food service/FMCG or retail environment.
  • Ideally - 2+ years Experience in an equipment/ CAPEX/ Consumable/ Engineering category focused role.


For more information, please apply directly or for more information please email: beth@talentdrive.co.uk



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