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Procurement Category Manager

2 weeks ago

Macclesfield, Cheshire East, United Kingdom Alkegen Full time £60,000 - £120,000 per year

Job Requirements

Alkegen brings together two of the world's leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we are delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.

With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry's most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.

Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we're always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us

The Procurement Category Manager Indirect is accountable for achieving optimal total cost of ownership, developing multi-year, global category strategies, managing supplier risk, ensuring suppliers adhere to needed timelines, and meeting all business stakeholders' needs as it relates to indirect materials and services. Will be an active member on cross functional teams for activities including supplier selection, requests for quote, contract negotiations, and business awards. This role will ensure selected supplier performance throughout the course of each project working with stakeholders to make certain project timelines and financial objectives are met.

This is a global role and suited to someone looking to take the next step of their career journey with opportunities to develop new strategies and processes on a global scale with mentorship from direct management and the current team. It gives the opportunity not only to build the strategy but also implement the change with end-to-end management and strategy of the category to drive business value, that will be visible and recognised all the way to corporate, BU and site P&L level.

Responsibilities:

  • Together with the Senior Manager Global Procurement (Indirect and Capex), create a culture of procurement excellence so that procurement is viewed as a strategic partner, commercially responsible for procurement of all materials and services across Alkegen.

  • Function as the subject matter expert, viewed as the strategic sourcing and negotiation authority sought out by business leaders to support large scale and ongoing negotiations for purchases of indirect materials and services.

  • Build internal capability - encompassing people, processes and technologies - across procurement, engineering, manufacturing, finance, customer service, etc. allowing Alkegen to leverage its size and global position to identify supply partners that position for optimal growth and profitability.

  • Under the framework of the global procurement plan for Alkegen, develop the spend analysis and procurement plan establishing the approach for large contracts, grouping across sites, and the general plan to improve purchasing processes at each plant/site.

  • Develop specific category team plans for assigned spend categories, including milestones, savings targets, resource requirements and implementation plans.

  • Develop specific facility goals and large contract/commodity goals; track financial results, implementation performance and supplier performance. Identify gaps and variances in performance and make adjustments to restore performance to plan.

  • Monitor external markets for commercial opportunities and challenges, identify and resolve gaps between business requirements and supplier performance and identify and resolve gaps in business unit compliance with procurement policies, programs and contracts; pinpoint the required resources for resolution, escalating issues as required.

  • Lead development of quotation strategy; manage development of Request for Quotation (RFQ) documents to be distributed to qualified suppliers; lead detailed comparison of supplier RFQ responses; structure analyses to help stakeholders compare strengths and weaknesses of suppliers and their proposals.

  • Lead the development of negotiation strategies, cost modelling and sensitivity/scenario analysis to help stakeholders understand trade-offs and business benefits of various negotiation strategies/outcomes.

  • Lead negotiations with shortlisted suppliers; communicate results to business; develop final sourcing recommendation(s) and ensure broad support among stakeholders.

  • Make award notification(s); continue to lead strategic sourcing project through contracting, confirming that negotiated outcomes are properly reflected in final contract language, and through implementation and ongoing governance and supplier relationship management.

  • Travel may be required of to 25%

Qualifications/ Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or Business or MCIPS certified.

  • 3-5 years experience in procurement or related process-driven field.

  • 1+ year experience working with contracts / agreements.

  • Experience of creating category strategies and implementing strategy into tangible results.

  • Knowledge in concepts of negotiating and general procurement principles.

If you are interested in being part of a world class function here at Alkegen then we would love to hear from you.

Alkegen is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion throughout the organisation. We recognise that we can learn better together with a diverse team of employees and that our individual differences, experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, and talent that our employees invest in their work represents not only part of our culture, but our reputation.

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, colour, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran's status, or any other protected class.