Procurement Category Manager - London, United Kingdom - Portfolio Procurement

Portfolio Procurement

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

This is such an amazing opportunity to work for a special organisation who have a mission in making society a better place.

They are looking for a Procurement Category Manager - HR & FM to join the existing team to utilise category management and being responsiblefor anything which is classed as high value.

Hybrid role: 2 days in the office, 3 days working from home

You will be working in a close-knit team, with like-minded colleagues who all work for the company because they enjoy being part of something good.

Other than a cultural fit, they are looking for people who have a category management approach, can engageand manage with a variety of stakeholder and also have strong supplier relationship management skills, in order to keep working partnership as best as it can be.

Role and responsibilities:

End to end category management, being responsible for your two main category areas
Develop, design and implement category strategies with relevant business areas
Continuously drive the procurement agenda forwards
Identify and adopt new procurement best practice in line with business objectives
Work on the procurement projects with high value and highest complexity
Utilised supplier relationship management with key vendors you work with
Responsible for the entire procurement process from concept, right through to signature of contract

Experience & requirements:

Proven procurement experience in indirect services, HR or FM being preferable
Indirect procurement expeirecne within a private sector business
Strong interpersonal skills, being able to manage all types and level of stakeholder
Category management experience, as well as full end to end procurement experience
Able to develop and create category plans and strategies
Enjoys working in a team environment
Act as a business partner to stakeholders
CIPS is desirable but not essential