Category / Supply Chain Associate - Leicester, United Kingdom - Office Angels

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Leicester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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We are looking for a experienced Category / Supply Chain Associate to work in a great environment to be part of a very established team working in LE3 with parking in a brand new building


The Category / Supply Chain Associate role is an entry level support position for the supply chain category management and new product development functions.

This role supports the organization by gathering and manipulating spend and commodity data, in supportof sourcing strategies and category management.

The Category Associate conducts research and begins to understand how categories are internally organized and relate to the business.

As the Category / Supply Chain Associate your duties are as follows

  • Data gathering and manipulation.
  • Knowledge of data analytics tools; data analytics in a specific commodity/category.
  • Critical thinking skills forming to connect the category data to the business.
  • Develop knowledge of supplier through mentoring.
  • Develop supplier relationships management and engagement methodology.
  • Develop an understanding for supply market trends.
  • Connect with engineer/technical drawings and beginning stages of understand technical grammar and learning the language of the business/category/commodity, reading of technical drawings.
Ideally we are looking for the following to be successful as the Category / Supply Chain Associate

  • Internship experience or previous experience in supply chain.
  • Category sourcing experience within the manufacturing industry.
  • Ability to effectively communicate.
  • Ability to work in a team environment.
  • Strong organizational skills with exceptional follow through and attention to detail.
  • Strong timemanagement and prioritization skills, able to multitask and prioritize competing requirements and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to work in a fastpaced environment where requirements are constantly changing.


Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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