Procurement Category Lead
3 weeks ago
Role is hybrid with circa 3 days per week in Warwick head office
Salary: Circa £60-£70,000 plus bonus & excellent benefits
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team of Procurement Management Specialists that deliver auditable and sustainable cost base reductions across a variety of industries. With a wide range of procurement experience across many industries including manufacturing, distribution, retail, hospitality, healthcare, property and the service sector this is a growing business offering a working environment which is hardworking, supportive and fun.
As a Procurement Category Lead, you will work on behalf of well-known clients to identify and implement innovative supply chain solutions which reduce costs and add value.
A strong food & beverage procurement background is essential to be considered for this role, as is a top-class academic background.
Key Responsibilities:
- Interact with key stakeholders and analyse data to create category management approaches
- Advise and agree on the procurement strategy for high spend categories
- Deliver measurable savings through hands on category management including undertaking tenders, negotiations and auctions
- Influence stakeholders to secure agreement to proposed solutions
- Use of leading-edge tools and processes and creative thinking to design solutions which deliver rapid cost savings and improvements in performance
- Sourcing suppliers from the UK and Worldwide to meet needs
- Deliver projects within agreed timescales
Skills & Experience:
- Approx 3-7 years’ procurement experience in a major UK or international company
- Food related procurement experience
- A successful track record in managing and influencing senior stakeholders
- Strong track record of savings delivery within a high spend environment
- Keen commercial business sense
- Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal
- Positive and proactive attitude, confident in taking personal initiative
- Good negotiation skills and natural persuasion
- Strong academic (graduate) background and have an agile approach to challenges.
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