Category Management Director

1 month ago

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Gravity Media Full time
Job Title: Category Management Director

This is a leadership role reporting directly to the Group Category Lead for Capex, responsible for supporting the transformation of the Company's procurement processes and procedures, driving efficiency, compliance, and cost savings across the organization.

The role holder will be expected to provide deep domain and market insights knowledge related specifically to the above categories and have a proven track record of building and maintaining senior stakeholder relationships within a diverse organizational ecosystem.

Gravity Media delivers an unparalleled range of media services and solutions to clients worldwide: 30 offices, more than 100 outside broadcast trucks and flypacks, and 40 studios across the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, the United States, and Australia.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Support the Director of Procurement and Group Procurement team with the development of a global procurement transformation strategy, aligned with the organization's goals and objectives.
  • Support ongoing development and improvement of procurement policies, procedures, and workflows to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
  • Communicate procurement policies, procedures, and guidelines to stakeholders, providing guidance and support as needed to ensure compliance and adherence.
  • Strategic Planning – development of long-term, sustainable strategic category plans for the entire spend within a business unit, region, or globally.
  • Oversee implementation of sub-category sourcing plans – ensure that the underpinning process improvement and procurement activities deliver the expected business value in accordance with the strategic plans, global processes, systems, and governance.
  • Engage with key business stakeholders across the organization to gain approval and support for the Group Capex Category plan, including annual budget cycles and devolved procurement savings targets that need to be embedded in Country P&L's.
  • Track performance and reporting across the Procurement function using the assigned systems and processes, develop key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the effectiveness of procurement processes and initiatives.
  • Develop, review, negotiate, and execute complex business agreements and contracts. Negotiate favorable terms and agreements with suppliers, driving cost savings, quality improvement, and risk mitigation.
  • Advise on the development of the appropriate sourcing approach based on the analysis of historic and forecasted spend data, supply market information, and business stakeholder requirements.
  • Monitor supplier performance and adherence to contract requirements, implementing corrective actions as necessary to maintain service levels and quality standards.
  • Resolve quality problems with suppliers and user departments and develop measurements for improvement and target setting.

This job description details the key elements of the role and is not an exhaustive list of all duties.

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