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Category Lead (Logistics)

Employer
Procurement Heads
Location
Surrey
Salary
£40-50,000 + private medical + pension + life assurance + flexible benefits
Closing date
23 Sep 2019

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Specialist Area
Logistics
Sector
Automotive
Function
Lead
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

A Surrey-based business is seeking a Category Lead (Logistics) to provide excellent commercial support and guidance to the Logistics team, ensuring performance in a demanding and perfection driven industry.

The business is known for its iconic product base and encourage people to challenge and think differently, wherever possible the Category Lead (Logistics) should share ideas and influence positive change in this role. Joining a supportive team with a culture known to develop and push individuals to their best performance, you can be sure this role will offer the training and support needed to excel in your procurement career.

As Category Lead (Logistics) your key duties and responsibilities will include:

  • Management and leadership of buying areas within the Logistics category to represent the business’ best commercial interests
  • Act as the liaison between the business and suppliers, ensuring stakeholder requirements and concerns are fully understood and ensure these are fed back during the appropriate stages to the suppliers
  • Work cross-functionally with stakeholder departments to drive quality, service and commercial rigour into every aspect of our business
  • Full procurement life-cycle responsibility and autonomy for sourcing of high quality, value for money goods and services
  • Continuous improvement of processes and administrative functions required to complete role, to ensure a streamlined and efficient way of working
  • The setting of clear objectives and monitor the performance of your suppliers and other functions within the organisation

Skills and experience required:

It is desired the successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

  • Ability to lead negotiations and support in the development of negotiation strategies for large and complex projects and contracts
  • Cross category procurement experience, ideally including Logistics procurement
  • Supply chain management and procurement experience, dealing with both small and large value organisations
  • Strong leadership qualities and excellent influencing and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent organisational skills, deadline adherence and exceptional attention to accuracy and detail
  • Ability to understand complex and abstract concepts (legal, technical and/or commercial) and being able to present the information in an informative and simplified manner
  • Ability to prioritise a demanding workload and manage stakeholders accordingly
  • A high level of self-motivation to overcome obstacles 

Benefits of the role include:

  • £40-50,000
  • Private medical
  • Pension
  • Life assurance
  • Flexible benefits 

Company

PROCUREMENT HEADS ICON [square]

Procurement Heads is all about getting to know great Procurement Professionals and bringing them together to make outstanding Procurement teams.

With a proven track record of delivery, we support people through the life-cycle of their careers, providing an end-to-end consultative service. We partner with many prominent brands and organisations, sourcing Procurement talent using industry-leading tools and techniques. Focussed and proactive, our methodology provides a comprehensive assessment of your needs and tailors solutions to meet them. The ability to identify and attract the best people across all sectors, often involves us designing and managing bespoke campaigns.

Our purpose...

To deliver recruitment as a professional service.

We engage with leaders across procurement, HR and executive functions to make their organisations successful. More than just a recruitment company, we provide a suite of talent solutions tailored to your business needs.

Our values

Rewarding relationships

For us, it’s personal. Relationships are pivotal to our existence and we place great value on their development. We encourage collaboration through our unique referral scheme ‘The Heads Up’ and are driven by a desire to build deep long-standing partnerships. Our goal is to act as an ambassador for the teams and individuals we support.

Exceeding expectations

More than just a recruitment company, we engage with leaders to deliver the unexpected when it comes to sourcing talent. Going beyond ‘filling the role’, we advise, challenge, champion and are innovative in the value-add solutions we provide.

Doing the right thing

Doing the right thing is not difficult. Knowing what the right thing is, that’s where we come in. Everyone has a responsibility for the choices they make. We pledge to lead the way by championing Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Sustainability.

Our team of experienced Procurement consultants are on hand to support you with your Procurement career.

Address: The Corner, Gordon Rd, Winchester SO23 7DD

Tel: 01962 869 838

Website: https://www.procurementheads.com/

Company info
Website
Telephone
01962 869 838
Location
Heads Resourcing Group,
West Wing, Ground Floor,
Burlington House, Hedge End
Southampton
Hampshire
SO30 2AF
United Kingdom

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