Indirect Category Manager

Role - Indirect Category Manager

Location - Ashby-de-la-Zouch (REMOTE role with occasonal travel to Head Office)

Contract opportunity circa £400 per day DOE

The Category manager will be responsible for the management of a range of key in-direct categories which are critical to the operational effectiveness of our clients business.

Indirect catagories required-:
MHE
Warehouse Equipment
Telecom (Mobile Phones)
This will be a challenging role in which you will have all of the necessary Procurement skills to manage assigned In-direct category expenditure to ensure that annual agreed targets are delivered in full.

Your ability to work closely with budget holders and key stakeholders to develop and deploy sourcing strategies within a transformational environment will form an integral part of this role.

Your commercial focus and continuous improvement mind set will support the business to drive cost from the operations and engage with supply partners to introduce new technology, innovation and ideas to deliver significant value to the business

Strong supplier management and demand management are required for this role in order to ensure continuity of supply to the various business operations.

Key Accountabilities

To lead the Procurement activities within your area of responsibility. This will typically include:-
Forge strong working relationships with key suppliers and stakeholders
Implement a clear business plan and deliver against the targets agreed
Manage, coordinate and prioritise workload within your area of responsibility
Communicate supply risks and mitigation proposals to Management and Stakeholders for consideration
Lead all contractual negotiations with suppliers to ensure that commercial propositions are secured upon the most favourable Terms & Conditions of business
Manage the supplier selection process through to contract implementation.
Ensure contractual agreements are met in full by measuring & monitoring performance in terms of quality, cost, delivery and service, including stakeholder feedback
Offering strong contributions within the wider Procurement activities:
Strong contribution towards the Annual Procurement Plan and achievement of annual performance targets
Identify opportunities to contribute towards the cost reduction pipeline
Sharing of knowledge, skills and best practices within the wider Procurement team
Support the implementation of effective Procurement Policies & Procedures
Monitor and report against agreed Key Performance Indicators and market trends
Strategic Focus
Develop and implement category strategies in conjunction with the appropriate stakeholders
Forge strong working relationships with the global Procurement and procurement teams in other countries as an integral part of leveraging and standardisation
Tactical Process Management
Define, assess, qualify and evaluate Suppliers
Strong stakeholder engagement when determining scope of works / service levels
Manage RFX Process for assigned categories
Prepare recommendations following commercial evaluation of Suppliers business proposals
Implement Supplier development programs
Knowledge, Experience & Skills
CIPS Qualification (or) degree within business and finance, supported by the appropriate procurement experience.
Procurement experience gained preferably from a string IN-direct procurement background
CAPEX and or Capital expenditure projects
Excellent teamwork ethic with a natural ability to develop strong relationships
Good understanding of identifying risks within the supply chain process
Capable of independently leading the negotiation process and building a negotiation chronology
Strong understanding of contract law and experienced within contract drafting and the negotiation of Terms and Conditions of business is essential
Thorough understanding and application of leading Procurement Tools & Techniques
Experience within the Total Cost of Ownership cost modeling principle (TCO) and its application with Suppliers
Proven track record of cost analysis models for the procurement of goods and services
Experienced in conducting Supplier evaluation and capability assessments
Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft office - Word, Excel and Powerpoint
Exceptional influencing and change management skills
Strong stakeholder engagement
If you feel you have the relevant experience, wed love to hear from you, apply today!
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