Category Lead
2 weeks ago
We are seeking a skilled Category Lead to join our team at TalkTalk.
As a Category Lead, you will be responsible for managing TalkTalk's spend in your category using comprehensive category strategies to ensure that every penny is delivering TalkTalk's business objectives.
Success is defined by our impact on company KPI's including both financial and non-financial measures.
Key responsibilities include:
- Understanding and proactively managing TalkTalk spend in your category
- Identifying and prioritising opportunities where procurement can deliver value
- Representing procurement as part of relevant business area leadership teams
- Building business cases and supporting them through the relevant governance
Core skills required:
- Able to influence challenging stakeholders and work closely with them
- Ability to build strong relationships built on mutual trust and respect
- Knowledge and experience of delivering value through strategic procurement activity
- Experience running RFx processes, planning and running sourcing projects efficiently
- Competent and skilled negotiator
- Highly data literate with good working knowledge of Excel and the ability to derive actionable insights from complex and incomplete data sets
- Working knowledge of financial accounting basics including P&Ls, balance sheets, and cashflow statements and the practical differences between them
- Attention to detail while able to think strategically and long-term
- Knowledge of commercial contracts, including drafting
- Understanding of SRM principles, including performance and contractual management
- Enthusiasm to grow and develop with training and attending industry events
This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join a new team and make a real impact on the performance of the wider business.
We're looking for people who share our vision and have the energy and hunger to drive the change we need.
We're looking for people that think innovatively on how to best deliver for the business, are not constrained by a traditional procurement role, can influence in a complex and changing stakeholder landscape, and that won't take no for an answer.
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