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Procurement Category Leader - West Midlands, United Kingdom - Focus Management Consultants
Description
Job Description
Procurement Category Leader
West Midlands
Attractive salary + Bonus & Benefits
A great opportunity to move into the Consultancy arena working with some market leading, blue-chip companies in an environment that rewards success.
As a Category Leader you'll be working across multiple sectors and a diverse range of general direct and indirect services spend areas. This is a fast-paced role, and you will be familiar in successfully managing and influencing senior clients and/or stakeholders with strong experience of savings delivery within a high spend environment.
Key responsibilities include:
You will be degree educated, or equivalent, with fantastic blue-chip experience. It's imperative that you have great negotiation skills with a natural persuasion. We want people with a true positive and proactive attitude, who take genuine enjoyment out of networking and meeting new people.
In return our client offers an abundance of practical, hands-on experience. A chance to make a real impact with both their clients and the business itself and to be noticed and rewarded for the great work you do.
To really excel your career either into category specialism or client management send your CV through to me, Hannah, today.
REF. HLJ47703
