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Head of Indirect Category - £150K

Employer
1st Executive
Location
England, Surrey, Sunbury-On-Thames
Salary
£15000 - £180000 per annum + Car, CashFlex, Location Allowance, Shares
Closing date
14 Sep 2019

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Specialist Area
Category Manager
Sector
Oil & Gas
Function
Executive
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

A rare opportunity has arisen to join an international supergiant at senior strategic level.

This world renowned, FTSE 100 powerhouse is seeking a top tier Head of Category to take ownership of their HR, Professional Services and Property spend areas.

Working closely with the CPO, you will form strategic alliances within the global business, providing overall direction and leadership of the category tower in the form of deep category expertise, intimate knowledge of the supply market, and implementation of innovative and disruptive new technologies.

The successful applicant will play a critical role in achieving the organisation's objective of delivering a world-class, business-centric Procurement function.

Key Criteria:

  • Minimum 10 years in Procurement and Category Management, with broad experience in global matrix organisations
  • Expert practitioner in the development and implementation of category strategies for HR, Property/Workplace, Professional Services, Consultancy and Travel
  • Adept at managing large, complex spends of over £1bn
  • Exemplary leadership qualities and superlative stakeholder/supplier engagement and management skills
  • A Procurement Consultancy background, particularly time spend in an advisory capacacity with one of the Big Four, would be of particular interest

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.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44 (0) 84321 630 30
Location
Connaught House
Portsmouth Road
Ripley
Surrey
GU23 7JY
United Kingdom

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