Junior Category Manager, Indirects
- Employer
- Hathaway Lane Limited
- Location
- Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
- Salary
- £35,000-£40,000 + 25 days holiday + pension + excellent training & development
- Closing date
- 3 Oct 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Category Manager, Procurement, Purchasing
- Sector
- Energy & Utilities
- Function
- Buyer, Graduate
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Our client is a leading UK Services business, established in 2016. With the arrival of the new Head of Procurement, they are looking to hire a Junior Category Manager, at their headquarters, who will support a number of strategic sourcing initiatives across a wide range of indirect spend including Marketing, Facilities Management, IT and HR Services.
This is an excellent opportunity for a bright and ambitious, graduate calibre Buyer to learn and make a step up into category management, influencing a spend of up to £10m. The Procurement function is evolving and this is a brilliant opportunity to work closely with the high-performing Head of Procurement and help him shape procurement processes and systems.
You must be a confident communicator who is able to manage multiple stakeholder complexity. The stakeholders have different expectations and perceptions of Procurement so you must be prepared to adapt your communication style and be highly organised.
What you will be doing:
• Develop strong, long term, collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers to develop category management solutions and align to current and future business requirements;
• Identify and implement innovative sourcing solutions, develop business cases and outline savings opportunities across categories;
• Create negotiation strategies;
• Direct accountability and exposure to change management. Many spend areas are still untouched so there is plenty of opportunity to influence and deliver.
Skills and experience required:
• At least 2 years' experience in Procurement, preferably with experience of Indirect categories, and a solid grounding in strategic procurement processes but keen to develop category management strategies
• Graduate calibre
• Communicates with passion and ownership
• A good team player
Company
Hathaway Lane is an independent, specialist Procurement and Supply Chain recruitment firm.
We support permanent and interim recruitment of mid and senior level Procurement and Supply Chain professionals across the UK and into Europe. Our Consultants are experts in networking and headhunting in order to gain access to the best candidates and market opportunities. We tailor our services to meet the recruitment needs of our clients including Contingent Search, Advertised Selection, Executive Search and Interim Management.
Our consultative approach ensures that we provide the best possible service and identify the Procurement or Supply Chain job that is right for our candidates.
Working within the private sector, our Consultants have developed an expertise across a wide range of industries including Financial Services, Professional Services, Pharmaceutical, FMCG, Travel, Leisure, Media and Technology.
- Telephone
- 01382 339699
- Location
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17 Ellieslea Road
Dundee
DD5 1JH
GB
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