Procurement Category Strategist

4 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom N Brown Full time
Procurement Category Lead Opportunity

We are seeking a skilled Procurement Category Lead to join our team at N Brown. As a Category Lead, you will be responsible for developing and implementing category strategies to optimize the sourcing, buying, and management of third-party services within your categories.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Analyzing category landscapes to develop and implement sourcing strategies
  • Working with stakeholders to create a program of contractual activity, including RFPs, benchmarking, direct negotiations, and renewals
  • Ensuring category plans are aligned with business and functional objectives, considering business needs, supply market dynamics, and technological advancements
  • Leading strategic sourcing initiatives within categories, ensuring compliance with the Procurement Policy
  • Driving continuous improvement across category areas
  • Operating with a governance and risk mindset to drive successful Supplier Relationship Management
  • Oversight of the full end-to-end P2P process, working with stakeholders across all business areas

Requirements:

  • Strong indirect procurement experience across various categories or relevant categories (circa 5+ years)
  • Track record of delivering strategic sourcing initiatives and savings with the remit of indirect procurement
  • Experience of working in a Category-led team
  • Ideal experience of managing or mentoring, as this role will have one direct report
  • Technical skills to deliver in the role, including use of e-Procurement systems and P2P
  • Superior relationship building within the business, with suppliers, and partners, and the wider category markets
  • Accomplished negotiator and influencer at all levels, up to Director and Executive Level
  • Strong communicator, adapting style and approach appropriate to the audience
  • Highly commercial, with the ability to think beyond a typical remit to maximize organizational opportunities
  • Numerate, with strong commercial acumen to evaluate opportunities

What We Offer:

  • Hybrid working
  • 24 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) with the option to buy an additional 10 days
  • Annual bonus scheme
  • Enhanced maternity and adoption leave
  • Access to Apricity, a self-funding IVF benefit at a reduced rate
  • Company pension with up to 8% N Brown contribution
  • Mental Health support, both internally and externally, including access to our wellbeing champions and counselling services
  • A range of financial wellbeing support
  • Colleague discount across all N Brown brands
  • Onsite café with subsidized rates and local restaurant discounts
  • Life Assurance and Private Medical Insurance
  • Paid volunteer time – all our colleagues can take a full day paid to volunteer for a charity of their choice

About Us:

We are a forward-thinking digital retailer with a financial services proposition to be proud of. We are customer-obsessed, serving them through three core brands: JD Williams, Simply Be, and Jacamo. We are inclusive, as we believe in fashion without boundaries; and we are sustainable, striving to make as little impact on the planet as possible. We were delighted to be named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024, as voted for by our colleagues.



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