Category Lead – Interiors

2 weeks ago


Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, United Kingdom AR Resourcing Group Ltd Full time

Client Relationship
Preferred supplier since 2021

Time to Fill: 4 weeks 2 days from award to verbal offer accept

Here's what our client said...

We asked Adam to find a Category Lead for us which he filled first time. This was an interesting assignment due to the greenfield nature of the role; candidates needed experience of change and implementation of new ways of working as well as core procurement skills. By working closely with Adam, he ensured a high calibre shortlist and we appointed an excellent candidate.

Jamie Swanston
Procurement & Supply Chain Director

About the Client

Summary

  • Established in 1884, Tilbury Douglas is a leading UK building, infrastructure, engineering and fit out company that delivers vital projects across sectors including health, education, highways, justice, defence, aviation, water and environment.

Size

  • 1,200 employees and a turnover of £535m.
About the Job

Reason for Vacancy

  • New role to provide proof of concept for dedicated category managers as part of a new procurement strategy.

Key Responsibilities

  • Creation and delivery of category plans across a portfolio of interiors related materials.
  • Strategic procurement professionals working for a reputable medium to large contractor or subcontractor, who can commute weekly to Solihull.
  • Exceptional strategic procurement and stakeholder management experience as this was a greenfield opportunity, with a strong understanding of the interiors supply chain.
  • Identifying candidates with the right blend of supply chain knowledge and a track record of strategically managing categories.
Our Approach

We provided our Plan 2, Contingent Exclusive recruitment service; we were exclusive for a fixed period to identify, qualify and present suitable candidates.

Clients choosing this product receive the following level of service:

Candidate Interview

  • Headhunt candidates with an emphasis on phone or video interviews.
  • Qualify candidates with multi-tiered screening.

Search Depth

  • All local candidates contacted from our database network.
  • Headhunting from 5 competitors.
  • Advertise on our Job Alerts candidate email, website, LinkedIn feed and job boards.
  • Prioritised over all Contingent jobs.

CV Format

  • Candidate Suitability Matrix, Risks and Assessment of Suitability.

Job function dedicated Account Manager, supported by a Researcher and overseen by the Managing Director.

Shortlist Timescale

  • Within 2 weeks.
In Summary

Shortlisted

  • 6 CVs shortlisted in two weeks

Interviewed

  • 4 candidates interviewed, 2 candidates invited to final interviews.

Offered

  • Preferred candidate offered and appointed.

Cecilia Hansen-Saunders
Commercial Director

This is the first time we’ve worked with Adam and AR Resourcing; he provided really good market intel to help us adjust our salary bands, this helped attract a higher calibre of candidate and we’re really pleased with who we hired.

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