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Category lead - HR & Professional Services

Employer
Hathaway Lane Limited
Location
London (City of), London (Greater)
Salary
Up to £70,000, £6,100 car allowance, bonus, pension & private healthcare
Closing date
14 Oct 2019

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Specialist Area
Procurement, Purchasing
Sector
Defence, Information Technology
Function
Lead
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

One of the UK's leading Technology companies has an opportunity for a Global Category Manager to lead the HR and Professional Services category.  This is an excellent opportunity to join a Procurement team that has a UK and Asia remit and work has part of a high-performing function.  

Reporting into the Head of Category Management and Sourcing, you will be accountable for a large global spend of £85m.  The spend includes, but is not limited to, Recruitment (permanent and contingent labour), Consultancy, Legal Services, Learning & Development and Employee Benefits.   

This role will be based out of the London office in SE1 at least 2 days per week, but you must be prepared to meet with stakeholders in Guildford, Surrey 2 days per week as well.  

What will you be doing:
• Develop and implement a Category Strategy Plan covering all elements of category management (define, analysis, execute and manage)
• Engage cross functional and cross business teams in category management activities, contributing and influencing the business to deliver the right supply solution and mitigate supply risk
• Use a range of tools to analyse the defined category (spend, market and supplier analysis)
• Develop category strategy and document associated value for money proposition
• Execute category sourcing strategy in line with company processes
• Develop and undertake supplier capability assessments
• Create negotiation strategies and lead those negotiations
• Manage supplier performance (review progress, assess progress and close contract)
• Management of supply base within the category and associated supplier assurance
• Be a champion for the global procurement transformation project, with a particular focus on embedding category management across the businesses
• Be an Ambassador of the Procurement organisation with internal stakeholders and external suppliers
• Support development of material for category management to standardise processes, document lessons learned and good practice and deliver improved operational efficiency
• Own and deliver the category in year savings plan


Skills and experience required:
• A proven ability to lead and execute strategic sourcing initiatives in the Professional and HR Services category
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, challenging and influencing skills.  Ability to translate complex procurement guidance into simple, straightforward and practical advice.
• A proven record of delivering value for money, commercially astute with excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
• CIPS Qualified or working towards qualification. 
• Understanding of key Procurement processes, and how these fit into the wider organisations processes  
• Leading a cross functional, cross business unit team of professionals within the business
• Influencing senior leaders within the business
• Promoting the role of procurement across the organisation and the value add
• Prioritise, analyse and validate material, producing headline/summary reports for a senior audience
• Identify problems in order to suggest and implement opportunities for continuous improvement
• Be bold and innovative in the approach to problem solving, setting an example for other members of the procurement function to follow
• Excellent organisation skills, ability to manage multi tasks at the same time
• Developed communication and diplomacy skills in order to persuade and influence
• Capacity to work using own initiative and as part of a larger team
• Resilience and perseverance
• Ability to build relationships and create networks

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.

 

Company info
Telephone
01382 339699
Location
17 Ellieslea Road
Dundee
DD5 1JH
GB

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