Category Management Director
1 month ago
As a Category Management Director at Greater Anglia, you will play a crucial role in guiding and supporting the business in procurement activities, ensuring that business and group policies are followed. Your expertise will be invaluable in providing commercial and contractual advice to the business, influencing business thinking and approach.
Key Responsibilities:- Guiding and supporting the business in procurement activities
- Providing commercial and contractual advice to the business
- Attending contract review meetings
- Supporting the development of procurement policies and procedures
- Previous practical experience in a Category Management role, ideally within a large, complex organisation
- Management and negotiation of large contracts
- Exposure in interpreting complex legal documentation
- Great commercial and financial awareness
- Strong stakeholder management and influence skills
- Salary up to £50,000, depending on experience
- Hybrid working arrangement, with 2-3 days a week in the office, based in Birmingham
- Free travel on all our trains and those of other train companies within our parent group company
- Defined Benefit pension scheme
- Retail discounts
- Career development opportunities
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are committed to ensuring that no one receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender, race/ethnicity, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
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