Category Manager - FM

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

• 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