Category Manager - Indirect
  • England,East Midlands,Nottinghamshire
  • full-time
  • £50,000 - £55,000 per annum
Job Description:
Elevation Recruitment Group’s Procurement & Supply Chain division are excited to be working with a leading Freight business in the search for a Category  Manager into their team on a full time, permanent basis. 

The Group Procurement Manager will be responsible for  maximising efficiency and contributing to business results as well as hold key responsibility for the procurement of goods & services for the business by identifying supplier sources, screening and negotiating terms.

Duties & Responsibilities of the Group Procurement Manager will include: 


*Stakeholder management across the business, project co-ordination, working cross-functionally, setting and delivering on agreed timescales
*Work with internal customers to ensure inputs needed for Procurement function are available
*Ensure Procurement policy is adhered to within Procurement and promote around the business
*Develop, implement and refresh category plans which examine the marketplace and identify savings
*Tender, evaluation and negotiation of long-term supply contracts complete with terms and conditions 
*Negotiation and implementation of contract variations to protect budgets
*Ensuring on time delivery in full to agreed plans 
*Monitor and improve supplier delivery, quality and cost performance 
*Launch price enquiries with suppliers against new bids and evaluate/negotiate offers 
*Lead the supplier qualification process for new and existing sources of supply against allocated Indirect Categories; categories including (but not limited to) Marketing, IT, Facilities, Recruitment & Hotels
Key Skills & Experience required: 


*3-5 years Indirect procurement experience 
*Experienced in project management / stakeholder management / customer focused
*Proven track record of cost savings and improvement to service level
*Experienced negotiator / experienced in supplier relationship management (SRM)
*Understanding of basic engineering (desirable)
*Fully CIPS Qualified (desirable)
If you are interested in hearing more about this position, please apply today or call Harry Bullen for a confidential chat today!
Job number 1665003
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Company Details:
Elevation Recruitment Group
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