Category Manager
4 days ago
We are seeking a skilled Category Manager to join our team at OCS Group in London. As a Category Manager, you will be responsible for managing multiple hard services categories, including full ownership and support roles, strategic and operational requirements for supply chain and relationships.
Key Responsibilities:- Create and execute a category management plan for hard services 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.
- Lead initiatives including rationalization 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.
- Take ownership of suppliers and sub-contractors to support operations.
- Support regional directors with customer relations to enhance our service offering.
- Able to demonstrate technical procurement knowledge in managing a core category across facilities management service contracts, e.g., merchant spend, sub-con labor, in-sourcing, HVAC, Fire & Security.
- 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.
- Experienced procurement professional with project procurement & mobilization experience.
- Able to manipulate and analyze data to report back and support the needs of the wider category management team.
- Procurement, Vendor/Supplier Management or similar Commercial Role.
- Fast-paced, customer service-based organizations, ideally in the FM sector.
- Excellent communication skills and influencing skills.
- Personal resilience and self-belief.
- Accuracy and precision in budgeting and reporting.
- Self-Starter with the ability to work with minimal direction and supervision.
- High operating standards and levels of expectation.
- Forensic eye for detail.
- Problem-solving and ownership of issues.
- Team player, with an interest in providing active feedback in order to develop the team (for the greater good).
- Wide range of retail discounts.
- Discounted gym membership.
- Join our Cycle to Work scheme.
- Access to "CHROMA", our internal colleague-led diversity and inclusion community – join a committee or take part in our events.
- Access to internal Mental Health First Aiders.
- Immediate access to "Opportunity", our internal Learning and Development platform.
- Required professional membership fees paid for.
- Win monthly Superstar Awards.
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