Senior Category Manager

4 weeks ago


Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom Aviva Full time

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Category Manager - Property & Facilities to join our Procurement team at Aviva. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the company's indirect Third Party spend, driving value for money through the identification and delivery of savings, and optimising the Aviva supply chain.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Maximise value through the end-to-end commercial management of Aviva's key suppliers and associated third party spend.
  • Meet agreed commercial targets for the category, including delivery of sustainable cost reductions.
  • Manage all relevant category or sub-category spend, and be accountable for outsourcing projects that support and drive the group strategy.
  • Challenging the various functions to ensure a holistic strategy and plan is executed, and effective stakeholder management, communication and strong negotiation skills are a key requirement.

Requirements:

  • Commercial and stakeholder management skills and proven track record of building strong internal business and supplier relationships.
  • Strong leadership skills with a proven track record of optimising strategy and delivering Commercial, SRM, or Category Management within a demanding, fast evolving environment.
  • Contracting experience, comfortable managing sourcing processes and developing and negotiating agreements in accordance with appropriate governance, influencing decisions where necessary.
  • CIPS qualification / educated to degree level or equivalent preferable.
  • Change management expertise and a knowledge of People and Professional Services or Financial Services desirable.

What We Offer:

  • Salary between £60,000 - £70,000 (location, skills, experience, and qualifications dependant).
  • Bonus opportunity of 12% of annual salary (actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva's).
  • Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
  • 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days.
  • Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts.
  • Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme.
  • Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer's leave.
  • Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work.
  • Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others.
  • We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools.

About Aviva:

We are inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working - spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility with time together with colleagues.


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