Procurement Category Manager

3 weeks ago


Neath, Neath Port Talbot, United Kingdom Marston Holdings Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Procurement Category Manager to join our team at Marston Holdings. As a key member of our procurement function, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of high-value categories across the organisation.

With a spend of circa £25m, you will be an advocate for the procurement function and best practice. You will provide analysis and reporting of market dynamics and cost drivers for your categories and undertake a range of sourcing activities to support the needs of the organisation.

Key responsibilities include:

  1. Managing a team of Category Managers
  2. Delivering budgeted cost savings within your categories of spend
  3. Drafting, negotiating and delivering robust and appropriate supplier contracts for your categories
  4. Managing complex supplier relationships and owning regular commercial meetings to ensure engagement, alignment and clear communication
  5. Tracking, assessing and driving performance improvements, acting as a point for escalations and issues through to resolution
  6. Identifying areas for improvement to continually drive results whilst minimising risk
  7. Interacting with the Transactional Procurement Team to support process improvement, spend transparency and policy compliance

Requirements:

  1. A senior-level procurement expert with experience of managing multiple categories of spend
  2. Organised with a very keen eye for detail and the ability to work under pressure
  3. Commercially astute and customer focused, comfortable leading supplier negotiations
  4. Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills
  5. Strong knowledge and experience of Procurement Category Management within Indirect Procurement
  6. Experience of creating end-to-end category plans and negotiating best commercial agreements in line with business requirements
  7. Strong understanding of contracts and comfortable liaising with legal counsel
  8. Ability to demonstrate a track record of YOY cost savings and value added initiatives
  9. MCIPS or equivalent
  10. Minimum 5 years experience in a fast-paced Procurement environment managing Indirect categories
  11. Knowledge of ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics D365 a plus)
  12. Experience managing a remote team
  13. Strong experience managing IT/Technology categories

What we offer:

  1. Healthcare Cash Plan
  2. Staff benefits designed to suit you – from discounts on retail shopping, travel, and socialising to health & wellbeing
  3. 27 days + bank holidays
  4. Cycle to work scheme
  5. Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Package
  6. Pension contribution

We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic.



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