Category Manager
1 week ago
We are seeking a highly skilled Category Manager - Hard Services to join our team at OCS Group. As a key member of our procurement team, you will be responsible for managing multiple hard services categories, including facilities management, to drive cost savings and improve supply chain efficiency.
Key Responsibilities- Category Management
- Create and execute a category management plan to reduce total cost, improve quality of supply, and mitigate risk within the supply chain.
- Regular supplier engagement and management; building strategic, value-adding relationships and driving performance through data-driven management and relationship building.
- Managing and running end-to-end sourcing activities and supporting the Head of Procurement in high-risk/value opportunities.
- Identifying, evaluating, negotiating, and contracting with new suppliers.
- Regular benchmarking of current inputs, services, and suppliers to ensure our supply chain is delivering maximum value and innovation.
- Supplier Management
- Lead initiatives to increase spend compliance and concentration with preferred suppliers, delivering improved efficiencies and driving category maturity.
- Support the development of a preferred supply chain and fixed-cost agreements.
- Build a plan to exit tail-end suppliers and drive spend through strategic sources.
- Own strategic supplier relationships, holding regular business reviews while developing performance data to report back to the business.
- Operational Support
- Take ownership of suppliers and sub-contractors to support operations.
- Support regional directors with customer relations to enhance our service offering.
- General Responsibilities
- Avoid conflict of interests between personal interests and the interests of the UK & Ireland group.
- Exercise independent judgment, reasonable care, skill, and diligence when carrying out their duties.
- Act in good faith and promote the long-term success of each company within the UK & Ireland group for the benefit of all members and wider stakeholders.
- Adhere to and promote the UK & Ireland group's policies on equality & diversity, information security, health and safety, and data protection in the performance of their duties and the management of the departmental functions reporting into them.
- Support and promote the UK & Ireland group's sustainability plans and policies, including the Carbon Management Plan, and carry out duties in a resource-effective way, recognizing the shared responsibility of minimizing negative environmental impacts wherever possible.
- Previous hard FM experience.
- Project procurement experience.
- Tendering experience.
- Used to working with and negotiating rebate agreements.
- Category experience or worked with category manager teams & strategy prior.
- Results-driven with a flair for negotiation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Data-focused with a proven track record for generating ideas for cost reduction.
- Demonstrable knowledge of owning supplier management and performance measurement.
- A strong team player with the ability to work in a cross-functional team.
- Ability to build sustainable and productive relationships with suppliers.
- Uses data and market research to make recommendations for improvement.
- CIPS qualification (Level 4+).
- Security clearance.
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