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Category Specialist

Employer
Procurement Heads
Location
Hersham, Walton-on-Thames
Salary
£45-55,000 + bonus + medical + life assurance + flex working
Closing date
27 Oct 2019

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Specialist Area
Procurement
Sector
Construction
Function
Specialist
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

A well-recognised and industry-leading, industrial gas company has an opportunity for a Category Specialist to join their family and be a part of their construction team.

The ideal Category Specialist will be responsible for managing cost and supplier risks for many site construction services such as civil, scaffolding, installation, piping components, heavy engineering capital equipment, maintenance services and spares. This is a vital role covering all manufacturing sites in the UK and Ireland and with some exposure to Europe. The role holder will act as a relationship manager with business groups and stakeholders to ensure that procurement is fully engaged with the business and service levels are maintained. The role will dovetail the delivery of strategic and some tactical procurement.

As Category Specialist your key responsibilities will be:

  • Deliver year on year cost reduction and beat inflation costs, contributing to the regional target.
  • Minimise supply risks by proactively identifying high-risk suppliers and deploying a risk mitigation plan.
  • Raise procurement’s profile with the organisation by effectively communicating with stakeholders and sharing successes stories/reporting on value add.
  • Drive supplier relation management initiatives with critical suppliers to extract the best value through effective partnering and by driving supplier innovation.
  • Develop category plans and drive execution of the plan for cost reduction, risk reduction and process improvement.
  • Develop and implement sourcing strategies for the respective commodities.
  • Manage project and other deadlines.
  • Participate in all service level review agreements for the major existing contracts with suppliers and resolve all commercial issues.
  • Identify areas for improvement in the payment process or any other process related to the category. Propose, own and implement the required improvements.
  • Manage and resolve any conflicts with existing suppliers related to service performance or invoice discrepancy.

Essential skills and experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in business or supply chain or equivalent
  • CIPS qualification
  • Experience in leading and developing sourcing strategies, understanding commercial and legal purchasing terms and conditions
  • Good understanding and experience in managing categories such as site construction (civil, scaffolding, installation, craneage and others), capital equipment, maintenance and spares
  • Examples of having developed and lead sourcing strategies for the above categories /commodities
  • Experience of driving change management projects
  • Experience of drafting and implementing supplier agreements and appraising their performance against KPIs
  • Capabilities in handling detailed and complex contract negotiations

You will have:

  • Strong, strategic mindset
  • Zest for continuous improvement both within the specific category and wider procurement function processes.
  • Excellent stakeholder management
  • Skill in communication at all business levels
  • Managing delivery to key deadlines
  • Prioritisation, planning, and follow-up skills within a multi-tasking environment
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to manage relationships at all levels in the organisation
  • Self-discipline and self-motivation with the ability to work autonomously and with minimal day to day direction
  • Strong analytical skills

Benefits of the Category Specialist role include:

  • Bonus scheme
  • Medical insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Flexible working (work from home day)
  • Onsite gym, canteen and parking
  • 26 days holidays (rising through continued service)
  • Pension options 

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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