Category Manager - Indirects/Marketing
- Employer
- 1st Executive
- Location
- England, Hampshire, Southampton
- Salary
- £45000 - £55000 per annum + car allowance and benefits
- Closing date
- 10 May 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Category Manager
- Sector
- Travel & Hospitality
- Function
- Buyer
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Category Manager - Indirect Procurement
The Category Manager role is a key procurement role . You will be responsible for the full end to end sourcing and supply process for the category from supporting business partners to developing strong supplier and internal relationships. This is achieved through collaborating closely with the various business partners.
Responsibilities include:
Develop, implement, lead and set direction of the category sourcing strategy for the category
Engage effectively with the supply market for their category to bring value-added innovation and opportunities
Manage, on behalf of the business, effective supplier relationships
Lead and execute tendering, negotiating, contracting and contract management activities
Identify and lead opportunities within their category to drive performance in supply, cost, quality, innovation and risk
Act as a Procurement Business partner for product / operations management
May manage a small team, in which case they are responsible for the effective leadership and development of those individuals
Experience Required:
Ability to coach and mentor teams
Build strong relationships both internally and externally
Have excellent negotiating skills, drafting and dealing with contracts of varying values and complexities, and managing supplier Service Level Agreements.
Have a strong background in Indirects with preferably some experience in Marketing category
Be a commercially astute analyst, a natural problem solver with a strong understanding of leveraging efficiencies and/or seeking opportunities to gain added value from suppliers and logistics partners
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.
- Website
- http://www.1st-executive.com/
- Telephone
- +44 (0) 84321 630 30
- Location
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Connaught House
Portsmouth Road
Ripley
Surrey
GU23 7JY
United Kingdom
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