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Category Manager - Professional Services £70k

Employer
1st Executive
Location
England, London
Salary
£65000 - £70000 per annum
Closing date
9 Feb 2025
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Specialist Area
Category Manager
Sector
FMCG
Function
Manager
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Category Manager - Professional Services £70k

Role: Category Manager - Professional Services

Rate: Up to £70,000 plus bonus and benefits

Client: Major Consumer Health Organisation

Location: London (hybrid, 2 days per week)

An exciting opportunity for a Category Manager to shape and transform this FTSE 100 Consumer Health organisation's Procurement strategy and objectives.

You will join a disruptor in the Consumer Healthcare industry, who boast a vast portfolio of market-leading brands, and strive to be at the forefront of their field in technology and innovation. Sustainability is another key focus, with 2030 goals to significantly reduce carbon emissions, and ensure ingredients and packaging are sustainably sourced.

This role sits within Global Procurement, supporting a range of global, Professional Services subcategories, including Consultancy, Tax, Audit, People, HR, and Contingent Labour. You will business partner with senior stakeholders, to understand the detail around current processes and strategy. You will proactively identify innovative opportunities to reshape business operations and how Procurement interact with 3rd-party suppliers.

Requirements:

  • 5+ years' Procurement experience.
  • Experience creating Category Management plans and Strategy.
  • Ability to Business Partner with stakeholders to a senior level.
  • Strong Supplier Relationship Management.
  • A commercial mindset, with the ability to spot opportunities for innovation and value-add.
  • Prior experience working a large, matrix organisation.
  • Advantageous would be any previous experience within consultancy.

Please apply asap and, any questions, email claire.shipman@1st-executive.com

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.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44 (0) 84321 630 30
Location
Connaught House
Portsmouth Road
Ripley
Surrey
GU23 7JY
United Kingdom

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