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Senior Category ManagerMichael Page • West Midlands, England, GB
Senior Category Manager

Senior Category Manager

Michael Page • West Midlands, England, GB
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

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Proactively plan, coordinate and manage procurement activity, maximising savings, value for money and social value for a range of key strategic projects within Operations, Asset Management and Materials.

This role is with a well-established not for profit organisation, known for its commitment to excellence in procurement and supply chain management. The company operates as a medium-sized enterprise with a strong reputation for delivering value-driven solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Managing the needs and expectations to drive satisfaction, whilst ensuring compliance to procurement standards and alignment with strategy.
  • Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, and where needed external framework providers.
  • Develop and implement category strategies to deliver maximum value in line with business strategy.
  • Review supplier spend data and trends to ensure identifying key category management opportunities that align with organisational objectives.
  • Sourcing of goods, services and works to a multi-site business, ensuring quality supply partnering and assurance.
  • Lead and manage the end-to-end procurement process, including market analysis, tendering, evaluation, negotiation and contract award.
  • Professionally manage contract creation, administration and compliance.
  • Maximise financial and operational performance and minimise risk.
  • Relationship building, negotiation, performance management, development, continuous improvement.
  • Develop effective relationships with a wide range of internal stakeholders.
  • Conduct market analysis to recommend supply market approach.
  • Understand supplier and market trends to determine leverage opportunities.
  • Analyse spend data to identify cost saving opportunities.
  • Support stakeholder specification generation, commercial and pricing terms and contract management process.
  • Professionally challenge specifications to ensure provisions are fit for purpose.
  • Manage full tender lifecycle via e-sourcing system.

Profile

  • Strong commercial and business awareness.
  • Customer focused, both internally and externally.
  • Good knowledge of PCR 2015 and PA 23
  • Ability to evaluate suppliers and tender responses from analysis/interpretation of written/financial/ contractual information
  • Varied category management experience.
  • Detailed understanding of contract and procurement management: processes, drafting, negotiating of commercial contracts, evaluating compliance, SLA performance management.
  • Managing end to end high risk/value procurement projects.
  • Strong negotiator, influencer and relationship builder.

Job Offer

  • A competitive salary of 65,000 GBP
  • 6-month FTC with potential to extend
  • A supportive and professional work environment in the West Midlands
  • Potential for career growth and development within the procurement department.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Purchasing

Industries

Housing and Community Development

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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