Senior Category Manager

Senior Category Manager

Location: Leeds

About the role:

You will play an essential part in the Procurement team as we embark on a key change in our Procurement journey. Historically the team has operated with a transactional focus although over the last two years has delivered some tactical improvements with supplier consolidations, a defined tiered Preferred Supplier List, and delivery of cost savings. In order to move the function to the next level we need to move away from a process-heavy focus to deliver strategic category management.

As a Senior Category Manager for QA, you should be a commercial expert comfortable across multiple categories including business running costs (in-directs), with experience in leading sourcing, negotiating, and contracting exercises.

You should be experienced at managing multiple suppliers and drive savings, have the commercial acumen to identify opportunities to optimise it and the ability to negotiate robust pricing and terms that benefit QA and our customers.

Alongside the other Senior Category Manager(s), you will be expected to support the Head of Procurement within QA, including future potential to manage direct reports, increasing the scope of procurement activity within QA, offering category and Procurement expertise to other senior stakeholders

Key Responsibilities:

• Manages strategic supplier relationships
• Microsoft based systems and PowerBI, excellent excel skills are a must
• Negotiates pricing agreements with suppliers
• Implements and manages contracts
• Reviews and manages supplier risks
• Provides strategic support and advice to customers/sales

Your experience:

• Experience working within multi category areas including indirect areas such as facilities and IT.
• Strategic Sourcing and Procurement
• Category & Data Analytics
• Drives savings with suppliers
• Provides analysis for reporting (supplier, customer & internal)
• Develop Procurement strategy and systems
• Senior stakeholder management
• Proactive attitude and approach

QA's benefits include: 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, 3 Training Days for QA courses & 2 volunteering days for a charity of your choice and professional Development, including qualifications.

We are an equal opportunity employer, our rankings on The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List are a testament to this and we are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. Please let us know what reasonable adjustments, if any, you require.

If this is the role for you, please apply and one of our friendly recruitment team will be in touch with the next steps.

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Down time:

Taking time for ourselves is so important these days, which is why we dedicate some of our benefits to support your health and wellbeing. These include: 27 days holiday each year, holiday buying scheme, Medicash plan, Gympass, Cycle to Work scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, and 2 days per year charity leave.

How we'll help with finance matters:

In addition to pension, group income protection and life insurance, QA are offering you an annual pay review, access to our employee discounts benefit hub with hundreds of deals and savings on goods and experiences, season ticket loan, tech scheme and an employee referral scheme.

Personal growth:

Learning and opportunity is at the core of what we do – and that applies to you too

You'll have the unique opportunity to develop your skills on our QA authored courses in the latest tech (you'll get 3 training days/year to do this). You can also delve deep into our world-class digital learning content from on a variety of tech and business topics.

Our people:

We are an equal opportunity employer, focused on promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment. We embrace diversity, welcome applications from all candidates and aim to support the career growth of everyone. This means no matter what your gender, age, ethnicity, beliefs, or sexual preference, or if you are disabled or a career, we welcome you and the alternative perspectives you bring to our diverse family. We're proud of the progress we've achieved over the last few years to build an inclusive culture and celebrate our diversity – our rankings on The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List are a testament to this.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. All applicants with a disability who fulfil the role criteria will be progressed to the next stage of the process. Please let us know what reasonable adjustment, if any, you require.

If this is what you're looking for, here are the next steps:

Hit the apply button and register on our QA website to fill out our quick and easy application form. If you'd like to hear more about the role you can find me on LinkedIn – or email me: - happy to help