Category Manager

Purpose:

To deliver a cost-effective supply base and meet governance and availability requirements.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a cost-effective supply base strategy.
• Analyse data on the existing supply chain and commercial markets.
• Create and maintain strategy plans with stakeholders.
• Capture and maintain documentation for tendering purposes.
• Identify and enact supplier development opportunities.
• Manage categories with specific commodity expertise.
• Participate in cross-functional efforts within CSS.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for data gathering and analysis.
• Develop commercial product specifications.
• Disseminate document packs for category strategy enactment.
• Conduct supplier assessments for sound commercial and financial standing.
• Responsible for creating document packs for categories.
• Identify areas for cost reduction.
• Implement continual improvement tasks with suppliers.
• Track and report progress against Cost Base Reduction.
• Identify suppliers with best capability to satisfy customer requirements.
• Collaborate with suppliers for customer requirements and supplier constraints.
• Assure a disciplined approach for supplier performance metrics.
• Identify additional opportunities and develop mutually profitable relationships with suppliers.
• Participate in supplier scorecard reviews.
• Support strategic supplier negotiations.

Requirements:

• 5 years' experience in a relevant purchasing/supply chain environment.
• Ideally educated to HND/degree level qualification in a relevant subject, MCIPS qualified or working towards.
• Professional and ethical approach.
• Proven ability to persuade, influence, and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels.
• Good understanding of supply chain management and procurement.
• MS Office.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and pension scheme with life assurance.
• 25 days holiday (plus 8 statutory bank holidays).
• Employee assistance programme supporting wellness.
• Employee referral scheme with financial reward.
• Professional membership and study sponsorship.
• Pass scheme (£100 to undertake training of choice).

TVS SCS is an equal opportunities employer and has signed the Armed Forces covenant, making us a forces-friendly employer.