Category Manager - FM
- Employer
- Michael Page Procurement & Supply Chain
- Location
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- Salary
- 50000 - 55000
- Closing date
- 15 Jul 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Category Manager
- Sector
- Accountancy, Advertising & Creative, Automotive, Aviation, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Charities & Not For Profit, Construction, Consultancy, Customer Service, Defence, Distribution, Education, Electronics, Energy & Utilities, Engineering, Event Management, FMCG, Food Services, Healthcare, Housing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Internet, Insurance, Legal, Leisure, Management & Executive, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Military, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Private sector, Production & Operations, Professional Services, Public Relations, Public Sector, Recruitment, Retail, Sales, Scientific, Secretarial & Administration, Social Services, Telecommunications, Training, Transport & Distribution, Travel & Hospitality, Utilities
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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Planning, executing and finalising procurement strategies and deliver best value goods and services on a national scale.
Client Details
National organisation embarking on a large change programme with procurement at the forefront.
Description
- Develop and implement procurement strategies to deliver specific savings and efficiency targets
- Communicate strategies and objectives and build solid and effective relationships with the wider business
- Influence senior stakeholders within Interserve
- Support Data Analyst in interpreting spend data
- Work jointly with Business Units to manage performance and relationship with strategic suppliers.
- Conduct supplier negotiation for more complicated and/or strategically important contracts/supply agreements
- Ensure compliance to sourcing processes and contracts with agreed group policies, legal requirements, engendering professional ethics
- Monitor and report savings benefit
In addition
- Tender preparation and analysis
- Functional process and procedure optimisation (e.g. E-Procurement solutions)
- Contract drafting and assessment
- Acquisition integration, from a P&SC functional perspective
Profile
Skills & Experience
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Proven track record in Category Management ideally gained within a high growth, driven environment with a multi site operating footprint
- Demonstrable knowledge of the supply markets and associated vendor bases associated with the following areas:
- Strategic Sourcing and Procurement
- Good commercial background applied within an infrastructure &/or construction background
- Sub Contract Management / Outsourcing
- Complex framework agreements managing sub contractor cost and performance associated with the provision of both goods and service
- Subcontractors services for various trade
- Educated to degree level
- Member of professional body eg MCIPS
Person
- Results orientated with demonstrable success in achieving and exceeding challenging targets, both personally and through others
- Hands on; detailed and analytical, well developed tender preparation and contract experience
- Ability to and experience of, developing systems and procedures to a high standard and obtaining senior stakeholder 'buy in'
- Highly effective in spotting and realising commercial innovation and delivering enhanced supplier performance through best practice supplier management and development techniques.
Job Offer
Up to £55,000pa DOE + car allowance + bonus
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