Category Manager

6 days ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Matt Burton Full time

Our client is the UK's biggest end-to-end commercial vehicle fleet management business. Our mission? To be the only fleet partner our customers will ever need.
We are industry leaders in HGV and LCV fleet management and, from major retailers to key service providers, over 200,000 vehicles come through our doors each year. Not only that, but we are leading on the charge towards Electric Vehicles, partnering with customersto move towards a more sustainable future.
We're looking for passionate people to join us on our mission and drive our business forwards. It's an opportunity to be a part of one of the fastest growing, most forward thinking teams in the fleet industry.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Category Manager to join our procurement team, responsible for the creation and ongoing category management activity, for the development and implementation of purchasing and supply chain strategies.
This is a hybrid work from home role with weekly visits to our HQ based near Birmingham, and when you join us, you're supported in developing your own career too, surrounded by a team of passionate people driven to keep customers moving.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Providing a single point of accountability for sourcing performance in relation to the categories
- Develop & implement robust and effective category based sourcing strategies
- Development and implementation of a category specific savings plan
- To work with the wider business in order to ensure that the category strategy is effectively implemented into the business units
- Effectively manage the category
- Provide weekly/monthly category updates as required
- Ensure that suppliers and supply chains remain competitive
- Ensure that payment terms are optimised
- Ensure that early payment, and other discounts/rebates are maximised
- Maintain procurement information and contract files specific to the category
- Provide the link to the sales and commercial team in terms of raw materials costs and availability in order to support the CRM organisation
- Drive innovation from the supply chain
- Ensure that the optimum supply relationship is developed
Skills & Experience
- Vehicle Fleet or Automotive experience desirable
- Minimum of 2 years' experience
- Competent in the use of Microsoft Products
What's on offer?
- An enhanced employer pension contribution rate of between 5% and 10% and pension deductions made through salary sacrifice for tax and national insurance savings
- Comprehensive life insurance
- Free eye test vouchers and vouchers towards the cost of glasses (dependent on test results)
- Access to 'My Staff Shop' our benefits portal with 1000's of high street, online, supermarket, cinema, travel and gym discounts
- Financial and health wellbeing programs and support including and employee assistance programme
- Reward & recognition programs

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