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Category Manager - Fleet (5806)

Employer
GPA Procurement
Location
London (North), London (Greater)
Salary
£46,140 rising to £56,826 p.a. (annual increments) + London Weighting £2,623 p.a. + Pension
Closing date
2 Jun 2019

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Specialist Area
Buyer, Category Manager
Sector
Public Sector
Function
Buyer, Specialist
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Do you have Commercial experience gained in a high value, complex Procurement environment with track record of identifying & delivering best outcomes & cost savings across Fleet spend? If yes, then this could be the career development role for you?

Our client, a prominent & highly commercial Public Sector services organisation in London is looking to appoint a commercial Category Managers to create, develop, communicate, negotiate and implement innovative procurement strategies within Fleet, to deliver year-on-year cashable savings and efficiencies. You will have the leadership and interpersonal skills and experience to work confidently with stakeholders to overcome challenges and bring them towards a common goal. You will also deliver complex Category Strategies using best practice Category Management tools and techniques to ensure successful implementation.

Key requirements:

  • Demonstrable track record in the procurement and implementation of high value, high impact added value contribution within Fleet.
  • Several years’ experience of complex, dynamic environments with high levels of ambiguity and impact/risk.
  • Recent experience in a modern procurement environment within a large, complex commercially driven organisation.
  • Demonstrable experience of successfully leading and managing change projects that cross functional and business boundaries incorporating a diverse range of relevant products and services.
  • Significant experience of influencing from a strategic perspective, whilst implementing effective procurement management and compliance structures.
  • Political sensitivity and high-level influencing and interpersonal skills and the ability to establish quickly credibility with senior stakeholders.
  • Evidence of success in building relationships across organisational, professional and operational boundaries.
  • Demonstrable experience of working on and leading collaborative procurement projects within a complex, multi-stakeholder and legislative operating environment.
  • Experience of working with key suppliers, such as outsource partners, including performance development to meet business needs.
  • Commercially astute with proven track record of delivering cost savings and added value.
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build collaborative relationships to deliver change.
  • Strong negotiation skills.
  • Good knowledge and understanding of EU procurement legislation and contract law.
  • Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications:

  • Degree or equivalent level qualification
  • CIPS professional level
  • Due to Security Vetting, all candidates MUST be eligible to work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for the last 3 years.

To register your interest in this, or any other opportunities please forward your full CV to info@gpa-procurement.com, stating your location and current salary details or contact us on 01423 520080 for a confidential conversation.

GPA Procurement (UK) Limited (GPA) acts as an employment business and an employment agency. GPA is committed to equal opportunity and diversity.

Company

GPA Procurement 


GPA Procurement is a highly experienced and very successful procurement recruitment company. The GPA brand has been synonymous with the recruitment of procurement professionals from Graduate to Head of Procurement for the last 21+ years. Our successful track record, our pedigree and our commitment to quality sets us apart. We are the trusted partner to many organisations both large and small from the private and public sectors. In the last 12 months we have delivered assignments ranging from a 45 head retained campaign to more focused search/headhunting assignments.

GPA has one of the best procurement recruitment teams that include experienced recruiters and procurement practitioners.  We can and do deliver!

GPA Procurement (UK) Limited
Windsor House
Cornwall Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 2PW

Telephone: 01423 520080
Email: info@gpa-procurement.com
Website: www.gpa-procurement.com

 

 

Company info
Telephone
01423520080
Location
Windsor House
Cornwall Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG12PW
GB

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