Category Manager

4 weeks ago


StokeonTrent, United Kingdom Rapiscan Systems Full time
Rapiscan Systems Category Manager Job Description

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled Category Manager to join our team at Rapiscan Systems. As a Category Manager, you will be responsible for managing procurement expenditure and product-related services, developing strategic relationships with suppliers, and ensuring requirements are met on time and to quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage procurement expenditure and product-related services
  • Develop strategic relationships with existing, former, and future suppliers
  • Ensure requirements are met on time and to quality standards
  • Deliver a highly capable and cost-effective supply base
  • Develop and implement procurement strategies and processes
  • Provide leadership and direction to commodity management teams and other areas of supply chain management

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in business administration or supply chain management
  • 8-10 years of sourcing experience, or equivalent
  • Commodities purchasing experience, including IT, electrical/electronic control & automation, mechanical, and fabrication
  • Operations experience in procurement/materials/inventory management
  • MCIPS/APICS membership, equivalent, or qualified by experience
  • Experience in negotiation and supplier relationship management
  • Proven track record in achieving cost reduction in purchased parts and services
  • Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
  • Intermediate and proficient user of Microsoft Office, including Excel
  • Experience with MRP/ERP software, such as Microsoft Navision/D365 Dynamics
  • Knowledge of manufacturing processes and cost drivers, and supply market dynamics
  • Knowledge of ISO quality assurance methods

Company Benefits:

  • Excellent salary
  • Excellent career development
  • Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 10 years' service
  • Life insurance entitlement from the first working day
  • Charity work: 2 days paid leave to volunteer and work for a nominated charity
  • One day paid leave to take your birthday off
  • Pension
  • Company Car Lease Scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
  • Healthcare Cash plan
  • Eden Red discounts

About Rapiscan Systems: Rapiscan Systems is an industry leader in detection technology, providing cargo and vehicle inspection systems and services for ports, borders, military, high-threat facilities, and checkpoints to help customers combat terrorism, drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and trade fraud.


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