 Category Manager
Location: Birmingham, England
Salary: GBP45000 - GBP50000 per annum
Duties and responsibilities
The Category Manager is responsible for leading delivery of category plans across the business and development of category management processes and strategies in line with overarching procurement policy standards, regulatory requirements and third party assurance controls.
Duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Work collaboratively with stakeholders across all business areas and at all levels to identify, develop and deliver category strategies in support of operational objectives and expense management
- Gather, assess and challenge business requirements in order to lead delivery of the end to end procurement process
- Plan, coordinate and execute sourcing projects taking into consideration a risk based approach and activity prioritisation
- Review spend data to identify opportunities to improve efficiencies and cost savings
- Exercise high levels of procurement diligence when assessing or preparing procurement documentation including contracts and service level agreements
- Conduct meaningful analysis and monitoring techniques to identify common themes and achieve improvement targets for key areas of category spend
- Drive best practice and continuous improvement in pursuit of process clarity, measurable cost savings and efficiency improvements
- Develop relationships with suppliers, collaborative bodies and industry forums
- Actively maintain industry knowledge and market intelligence in order to monitor trends and developments for inclusion in current processes and controls for assigned categories of spend
- Manage the production of timely, high quality, informative and accurate reports in support of third party assurance assessments
- Work with third parties or their representatives to help them understand the control environment of the business, compliance policies and procurement procedures
- Provide advice and mentorship to internal stakeholders on procurement process minimum requirements
About The Candidate
Skills
- Extensive experience of independently managing procurement activities from need identification through to contract development and relationship management
- Ability to deliver service quality and savings through effective category management
- A good level of self-motivation and able to be a good team player
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Able to lead on bid evaluation activities and processes
- Working knowledge of legislative requirements
- Strong interpersonal skills and committed to providing excellent customer care
- High level communication skills in verbal and written forms with an ability to brief senior stakeholders confidently and accurately
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritise multiple tasks and work to tight deadlines
- Excellent analytical skills and able to work with, and present recommendations through data
- Competent use of office IT systems and programs
Qualifications and experience
MCIPS qualified or working towards.
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