Skip to main content

This job has expired

Contingent Labour Category Manager - £80k

Employer
1st Executive
Location
England, Middlesex, Sunbury-On-Thames
Salary
£60000 - £80000 per annum + £6k car allowance + 17% bonus
Closing date
20 Feb 2019

View more

Specialist Area
Category Manager
Sector
Oil & Gas
Function
Lead
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Contingent Labour/Recruitment Category Manager is required for a global FTSE100 Supermajor. This is an exciting opportunity focusing on interacting with MSP / RPO firms and providing strategic management of the category on an international scale with one of the largest and most diverse programs in the world. This is a fantastic role for anyone looking to develop their Contingent Labour category management portfolio with a blue-chip company in a very mature procurement function.

  • Executing category management for portfolio of indirect spend for Temporary Personnel Services
  • Responsible for procurement strategies and tactics for a focused product or service area, ensuring business requirements are fulfilled and value is optimized across multiple businesses.
  • Accountable for the overall development and implementation of sourcing strategies for contingent labour and supply recruitment market intelligence in their area of responsibility
  • Building, enhancing and managing the relationship with the business ensuring effective alignment to the business strategies
  • Understanding the regional and global business HR and professional services requirements for third party goods and services
  • Builds and maintains profiles of supply market and key suppliers (includes both current and potential suppliers)
  • Providing information and counsel to senior management on market trends, commodity cost drivers and cost control strategies
  • Establishing and communicating the vision and strategic direction for assigned categories
  • The development and execution of appropriate market sector strategies aligning the market to internal demand, ensuring approval/support from the business
  • Developing measures and monitoring annual performance and resource plans for the category ensuring that all enablers required are available to deliver the strategy
  • Strategic sourcing within their area of responsibility
  • Employs financial analysis and economic modelling skills to evaluate supplier proposal pricing and develop flexible contractual pricing models which accommodate inflation, currency, scope changes, and other areas of risk mitigation and cost control
  • Works with relevant specialists to implement sourcing processes across multiple geographies to ensure delivery of business plans and market sector/commodity strategies
  • Provides on-going contract cost management and risk assessment
  • Championing and supporting the deployment of the appropriate purchase to pay solution
  • The management of supplier relationships
  • The development and implementation of supplier performance management strategies and measurement criteria for their market sector
  • Ensuring the common processes are implemented, used and continually improved

Desired Skills/Experience:

    • Global and EMEA Category Manager Experience
    • Contingent Labour Category Experienc
    • Work Experience with Managed Service Provider and Vendor Management System

Company

1st Executive

1st Executive are the forefront of 'Search' within the Procurement sector operating UK & Europe wide. Our focus in in interim management and permanent recruitment ranging from Senior Buyers through CPO's

At 1st Executive we understand that businesses are driven by people. We work in partnership with our clients to ensure that they improve the performance of their organisation through the right people. Our clients are organisations who are widely regarded as the most attractive to work for in their sector, consisting of FTSE 100 / Global 500 organisations as well as dynamic , growing consultancies. They are diverse in their sectors, covering FMCG, Financial Services, Manufacturing and Technology to name a few.

Our approach is professional, knowledgeable and above all, successful. This is why we are the partnership of choice for many of the UK's most prestigious organisations when it comes to finding the right person for the job.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44 (0) 84321 630 30
Location
Connaught House
Portsmouth Road
Ripley
Surrey
GU23 7JY
United Kingdom

Get job alerts

Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.

Create alert