Category Manager

4 weeks ago


Cornwall, United Kingdom Imerys Full time
Job Summary

Job Title: Category Manager - Purchasing Process Specialist

Location: Stenalees and Par - St Austell - Cornwall (IBL and Imerys offices)

Hours of Work: 40 hours a week - Monday to Friday

Salary: Competitive

As a Category Manager, you will be responsible for implementing the Purchasing plans within the framework of the BLI development project. This includes a new mine and a new plant.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Work in collaboration with Project Managers and Stream Leaders in purchasing activities (Capex & Opex) for our project.
  • Involved in commercial bid tabulations, contract negotiations, and contract finalisation.
  • Ensure the proper implementation of the Sourcing Request tool.
  • Implement routines with the project team to anticipate future actions.
  • Coordinating with other purchasing categories as appropriate.
  • Managing the sourcing in collaboration with the technical teams and relevant categories.
  • Participating in the qualification of suppliers.
  • Launching tenders that are under your responsibility.
  • Supporting the Sustainability program of Imerys (Ecovadis registration and CO2 impact).
  • Negotiating contracts.
  • Attending project meetings.
  • Collaborating with the legal department for contract preparation and in case of claim.
  • Supporting technical teams in case of claim.
  • Supporting the team to deploy Group IT solutions as SAP, IVALUA.

What's in it for you?

  • 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
  • Generous Pension Plan.
  • Life Assurance.
  • Income Protection.
  • Company Sick Pay.
  • Car salary sacrifice scheme.
  • Health and Wellbeing Programme.
  • Flu and eye care vouchers.
  • Discounts on external retailers.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Healthcare cash plan.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • An opportunity to work in a role where each day is different and varied.

About the Role:

  • You will be the link/interface between the technical members, operators on the pilot plant, and the rest of the purchasing organisation and project members.
  • You will have ideally worked on a project model, managing large tenders for equipment and services.
  • Have a Master in Business School or General Engineer with specialisation in purchasing.
  • Strong experience in purchases of industrial equipment, engineering contracts, work contracts, indirect services.
  • Experience in procurement and interfaces between procurement and purchasing.
  • Experience in contract negotiation (equipment, engineering services).

Our people are important to us, our workplaces are diverse and inclusive, and whilst maintaining the health, safety, and environmental standards on site, for yourself and others around you, we're an organisation with a wealth of career and development opportunities that allow you to tap into your full potential.

We value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.


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