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Category Manager

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Job Overview

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.
Requirements:
  • 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.
Desirable:
  • CIPS qualification (Level 4+).
  • Security clearance.
Core Expectations:
  • 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).
Benefits:
  • 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.