Category Specialist - Chatham, United Kingdom - Source Solutions Engineering Limited
Description
Flexible Location - London, Heathrow, Chatham, Bury St Edmunds, Hemel Hempstead
Source Solutions are proud to be working with a leading, highly regarded contractor and platinum award investor in people, within electrical infrastructure, a pioneer within reduced carbon solutions and innovator within net zero strategy on a large scale, to identify an experienced Buyer / Procurement professional to take on a strategic Category Specialist role within a highly skilled team.
The Category Specialist will be responsible for procuring, awarding, mobilising and managing ongoing delivery of project contracts and in a more strategic sense, will play a key part in revolutionising procurement delivery within the business, where the ultimate goal is to provide a flexible, customer focused procurement service whilst being reactive to client requirements.
As Category Specialist you will provide a key customer interface for the wider procurement team, managing procurement enquiries and requests and will deliver a high quality, timely and consistent service, focussing on providing procurement support for our client's projects.
You will be responsible for:
- Managing procurement for the project requirements
- Categories of spend
- Procurement of materials and/or services and managing of ongoing delivery of contracts
- Manage delivery process and implement innovative storage/delivery solutions
- Reactive sourcing activities
- Analysis of active and expiring contracts
- Category analysis and management
- A degree with focus on procurement, engineering or business studies.
- Previous experience of procurement/purchasing
- Previous experience of a utility/construction/civils projects
- Have a basic understanding of strategic sourcing execution, i.e. cost, price and financial analysis, internal & external market analysis, category strategy, market testing and innovation
- Ability to work in a pressured environment as part of a highly focused team
Desirable also:
- Working towards CIPS qualification or equivalent
- Working knowledge of industry standard contracts, i.e. NEC
- Working knowledge of SAP and Achilles an advantage
This is a challenging but very rewarding position with a fantastic employer, offering a competitive salary, excellent benefits and a formal development framework for skills and career, all within a collaborative and grown-up working environment.
Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent
Salary:
£40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location:
One location
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