Category Specialist in Retail Technology - £300 to £390 pd
- Employer
- 1st Executive
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £300 - £390 per day
- Closing date
- 5 Nov 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Category Manager
- Sector
- Oil & Gas
- Function
- Specialist
- Contract Type
- Contract / Interim / Temporary
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Category Specialist in Retail Technology - £300 to £390 pd
My client, a world leader in Oil & Gas are currently recruiting an experienced Category Specialist in Retail Technology, to provide specialist category strategy development and implementation support, driving new ways of working within the team.
This is a 16 to 12 month contract, paying up to £390 per day depending on experience, with a base of either Greater London or Buckinghamshire.
The Role:
This role will focus specifically on the IT products and services which support the global retail business, i.e. systems, services and hardware. The role will be around Point of Sale systems, Applications and Workforce Management, supporting the organisation's aim to move away from manual ways of working.
Accountabilities:
- 5 - 10 years of strong IT Procurement experience
- Manage the interface between category strategy development and implementation and create communication content to be distributed across Procurement
- Develop Category Strategies and ensure a deep category expertise through Market Analysis and Benchmarking
- Ensure timelines and quality of all contracts for safe, reliable and compliant operations
- Support contract management, reporting and compliance
- Value delivery and value delivery tracking
- Communication with key business stakeholders
- Support contract negotiation, execution and supplier management activities
- Execute sourcing and oversee sourcing by other functions
Required:
- University degree or equivalent experience
- Experience of developing and executing relevant category strategies
- Demonstrable experience in sourcing and contract management
- Supplier Management experience
- Experience with e-sourcing tools, knowledge of the P2P process and the SAP system
- Experience in Project Management and leadership
- Strong stakeholder management skills
This role may involve up to 20% travel across the UK and Euope, depending on the focus.
If interested, please apply ASAP or email claire.shipmna@1st-executive.com to discuss.
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.
- Website
- http://www.1st-executive.com/
- Telephone
- +44 (0) 84321 630 30
- Location
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Connaught House
Portsmouth Road
Ripley
Surrey
GU23 7JY
United Kingdom
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