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Category Manager – IT

Employer
Beaumont Select
Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
£60-75k + bonus (up to 30%) + car + health + pension + 25 days hols
Closing date
26 Feb 2019

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Job Details

A superb opportunity for a Purchasing Manager - Technology with a world famous retailer; your exceptional IT Category Management skills will have a direct impact on operations and Capex and Opex budgets, so you will need strong stakeholder engagement and management capabilities here… 

The package on offer is excellent including a car allowance, pension, health and up to 30% bonus.

As Purchasing Manager - Technology your primary focus will be on IT, but you will also be looking at Finance and Security Categories. The annual expenditure across all three categories is circa £20m per year.

As the Purchasing Manager, you will be supporting the Head of Procurement in developing and delivering the overall procurement strategy and as Purchasing Manager you will also be responsible for creating specific category plans for IT, Security and Finance which identifies cost savings and service improvement opportunities and will see these through to fruition.

Working in a challenging environment the Purchasing Manager will ensure the Procurement Policy is adhered to as well as providing expert advice into the business. This is a critical role that has a direct impact on operations and Capex and Opex budgets, so you really will need strong stakeholder engagement and management capabilities.

Purchasing Manager Responsibilities

  • Own the category planning cycle for IT, Finance and Security, to deliver in year and long term commercial targets aligned to the procurement and category strategies
  • Execute category management and delivery of financial benefit through strong presentation and facilitation skills
  • Deliver world class category management that drives savings, value, quality, compliance, sustainability and risk mitigation by opening up the innovation in existing or new suppliers for the business to harness
  • Build effective supplier and business partner relationships across the business
  • Identify key suppliers and act upon SRM opportunities and run in a well governed and controlled manner (SRM strategy – framework, reporting, progress, awards)
  • To deliver all key performance metrics for the team, including spend under contract, spend with preferred suppliers and provide guidance and support for junior members of the team
  • Collaborate with Finance to ensure budgetary targets are accurate 
  • Continually evaluates and looks for areas of improvement in the way the department delivers the procurement service into the business
  • Develop a clear renewal pipeline that ensures contractual renewals are managed in a proactive manner


Purchasing Manager Experience

  • Wide experience across IT, Finance and Security categories
  • Extensive market knowledge across these categories
  • Full tender life cycle management and experience of leading complex negotiations
  • Extensive experience of working across multiple IT disciplines, Hardware, Applications, SAAS, Telecoms, Managed Services and Professional Services
  • Experience of working with key IT suppliers such as e.g. IBM, Vodafone, SAP, Microsoft, Kyocera
  • Knowledge of category management processes and supplier relationship management tools and techniques
  • Experience of leading and developing own or core project teams
  • Change management experience is essential, with the ability to influence key business partners
  • Excellent communication and relationship management skills are essential
  • Strong analytical and e-procurement skills are essential
  • Ideally some of your experience will have been derived in retail organisations

 

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Beaumont Select is a leading Supply Chain & Purchasing Recruitment Agency for permanent and interim staffing solutions. We support a primarily blue chip client base, in the provision of experienced Supply Chain & Purchasing Professionals; successfully resolving their Purchasing Recruitment demands. We have a proven track record in purchasing recruitment and are a leading purchasing recruitment agency.  Complying with the BERR Beaumont Select are an Employment Agency and an Employment Business
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Company

Beaumont Select is a specialist Procurement, Supply Chain & Vendor Management Recruitment Agency, we match talented Permanent and Interim Procurement Professionals with great jobs in many of the World's Leading Companies.

We have an enviable track record of matching highly talented Procurement and Supply Chain professionals with exceptional Procurement, Supply Chain & Vendor Management jobs in FTSE100/250, Fortune 500 and other major name organisations. We work with Clients and Candidates throughout the UK, Europe and Worldwide.

Our highly committed and experienced Consultancy Team has grown organically year on year, by providing a detailed, highly professional and personal approach, matching talent supply chain professionals to many of the best opportunities within the purchasing, supply chain and vendor management disciplines. This success has been built on the passion and determination of every single team member at Beaumont Select, in conjunction with innovative use of marketing & technology, attention to detail and above all a commitment to provide an outstanding Client and Candidate service.

We are Certified Members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and are ISO9001:2015 Quality certified for the provision of permanent and interim recruitment solutions worldwide.

Whether you are looking for a new career challenge; need to source experienced procurement, supply chain or vendor management professionals, or want advice on the current recruitment market, the Beaumont Select team would like to speak to you.

Company info
Telephone
01403 248 448
Location
West Point
Springfield Road
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 2PD
GB

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