Senior Procurement Category Manager (Corporate & Facilities Management Services)

Description

• Contribute to the development of creative and innovative procurement processes.
• Own the end-to-end procurement process, spend analysis, benefits plan creation, project management, tender activity, supplier onboarding, contract drafting, project implementation and supplier relationship management.
• Develop and deliver regular communication to internal stakeholders about purchasing strategy, project plan activity and achievements to ensure full engagement.
• Ensure that purchasing strategies and processes are in place to meet business objectives and operational needs using a total cost of ownership approach, that allows the company to compete effectively in the market.
• Evaluate the challenges faced by the business and take action to mitigate risks and develop opportunities. Lead cross functional project teams to deliver associated sourcing initiatives.
• Contribute to overall business strategy and annual budget process.
• Ensure professional and consistent supplier management is applied across the supply base, in line with the purchasing policy and business objectives, by implementing a supplier evaluation process to measure performance and compliance.
• Create and implement a strategic roadmap for your category spend area to include strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance.
• Forecast price and market trends to identify risk and support budget forecasting.

Requirements

• The ability to demonstrate target setting and value delivery in a related industry or one with a similar scale of complexity.
• Able to demonstrate a strategic long-term roadmap with the ability to create a project plan and drive through to implementation.
• Sound judgment and the ability to evaluate data, courses of action and to reach logical decisions with an unbiased, rational approach.
• Ability to perform under pressure and/or opposition and make controlled responses in difficult situations.
• Highly effective negotiator and networker.
• With over 300 sites it is essential you have highly effective interpersonal, influencing and communication skills, including the ability to write and present clear and concise professional communications for both internal and external audiences.
• Sustainability, ethical sourcing and innovation must be present in your supplier portfolio.
• Strong initiative, actively influencing events seeing opportunities and acting on them. The ability to originate action or ideas
• Able to demonstrate a high level of business awareness along with an appreciation and knowledge of the key principles underpinning the business in which they operate.
• Experience of leading through change and implementing effective communication strategies that drive the necessary change.
• Exceptional analytical skills. The ability to identify problems, seek pertinent data, recognise important information, and identify possible causes of problems.
• Proven track record in a Procurement Category Management role ideally in Indirect procurement, facilities management or operational / engineering services.

Benefits

• Volunteer Scheme
• Free on-site Parking
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Private Health Insurance
• Bonus Scheme
• Car Allowance
• Share Save Scheme
• Discount Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption & Paternity Scheme
• Holiday Buy Scheme
• Contributory Pension Scheme

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance