1st Executive | Procurement Category Manager
2 days ago
This is a great time to be joining a leading blue chip organisation undergoing a huge transformation with lots of new technologies, systems and ways of working. The primary focus of this role is Technology but there will also be a chance to get involved with other projects and initiatives non-tech. This is a matrix organisation and procurement are business aligned. High calibre, growing team with an industry leading CPO.
As a Procurement Category Manager, you will be responsible for full supplier lifecycle and management. This will include supplier selection, commercial negotiation and contracting. You will also be responsible for in life supplier management for a business area, working as part of the team to become the single point of contact for all Procurement activities in that area.
- Category Management - establish and maintain category plans aligned with business and technology strategy to create commercial value, ensure resilience, risk, and meet technology roadmap and demand commitments.
- Sourcing - building on the established category plans to execute the sourcing strategy, lead on end-to-end sourcing activity; including market assessments, complex supplier negotiations and implement contract agreements. This role will negotiate the contract and support onboarding the supplier through a robust due diligence process to ensure the supplier meets the Group standards and policies as well as delivering commercial value.
- Supplier Management - establishing a robust governance framework to manage the relationship to deliver contract obligations of both parties. Measuring performance and risk, while ensuring commercial value and governance is delivered.
About you
- Experience working across the business working with senior stakeholders to build category plans
- Excellent negotiation and problem-solving skills with experience in leading high value, complex negotiations, including outsourcing and offshoring activities
- Experience working in either a technology, data, operational or Workforce categories, with knowledge and credibility across various business areas, innovative by nature, inquisitive with the ability to confidently challenge and influence stakeholders.
- Knowledge of regulatory landscape in a Financial Services environment - desirable
- Good data analytics skills with the ability to understand financial, economic, risk and contractual data and to consolidate into easy-to-read documents and presentations.
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