Category Manager

7 days ago


Salford, United Kingdom Concept Resourcing Full time

Planning and leading project delivery
- Managing suppliers inclusive of building and enhancing relationships and KPI/SLA reviews
- Identifying procurement strategies in line with the category
- Providing advice and guidance to stakeholders
- Ensuring compliance with PCR 2015/OJEU regulations
- Ability to work within set budgets with the view of maximising cost savings and quality for customers
- To be aware and one step ahead with market changes/influences
- Full end to end tendering
- Demonstrating procurement excellence by identifying trends via analysis
- Leading a small team to ensure procurement processes are executed in line with compliance
- Being a key player in enhanceing the Business Services/Technology category using expertise in this field
- Strong leadership skills focusing on managing a team
- Excellent communicator with both internal and external colleagues and stakeholders
- Team player - able to build strong healthy relationships by listening and implementing proactive ideas/strategies
- Intrinsically motivated to succeed
- Keen eye for detail
- Ability to competently organise workload and break down data/trends
- PCR 2015/OJEU knowledge
- CIPS (desirable to attain/working toward however, funding will be given once established)
- Excellent in negotiation and ability to proactively influence decisions
- Target driven


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