Category Lead

MRD Recruitment is delighted to be recruiting a Category Lead on behalf of our Engineering client, who are a global leader in their respective field. Reporting into the Head of Procurement, the Category Lead will be based in Polmont 5 days a week.

The successful Category Lead, based in Polmont, will join this exciting business to determine best overall strategy to source, tender, negotiate, place contracts and orders for the procurement of materials and services.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Determine the style of contract that will best deliver the best overall value and delivery outcome for the business
• Verify requirement and scope specification eliminating unnecessary costs expenditure
• Conduct robust and timely Tenders
• Ensure that all Purchase orders and Contracts are placed in accordance within defined business processes with competent and approved supply chain.
• Take ownership of order delivery process and expedite as appropriate.
• Establish an understanding of the supply market including main supplier's and or contractors
• Assess business risk/opportunity with Supply Chain
• Provide expert advice on supplier risks, including in depth market knowledge both commercial and technical. Use influence to encourage procurement change/engagement.
• Set out contracts that are fully compliant to support business needs that are legally binding, that mitigate any and all commercial risk and drive appropriate supplier performance
• Identify new competent accredited suppliers that are appropriate for the site.
• Maintain an Approved Supplier Database.
• Setup Price Agreements, Framework and / or Term Contracts.
• Implement strategies to reduce transactions and cycle time.

Essential skills, knowledge & behaviours

• Degree Qualified or equivalent chartered membership in a related procurement (MCIPS) or Quantity Surveying Discipline.
• Previous purchasing experience in a large complex Construction/Manufacturing environment and can demonstrate through track record delivery of cost savings and value engineering
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite of software
• Demonstrate good financial understanding of the cost drivers on contracts in order to demonstrate transparency and overall value
• Able to plan and prioritise workload to support business needs
• Ability draft contracts that are fully compliant to support the business needs
• Broad forms of contract experience
• Maximo and SAP experience