Category Lead - East Grinstead, United Kingdom - Gatwick Airport

Gatwick Airport

Verified Company

East Grinstead, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Category Lead
Could you be our next Category Lead? We are looking for a Category Lead who can help us redefine what's possible for Procurement and deliver agreed objectives in line with the Procurement strategy

As part of our 'Grow with Gatwick' initiative; if you haven't had prior strategic Procurement experience but have the ability to learn strategic procurement quickly, you'll be provided with plenty of training and support to ensure you're developing and growing your career.

What is the role?

The Category Lead will support the Procurement Managers in the delivery of a category strategy, driving value through being a trusted commercial advisor who supports and challenges stakeholders' requirements.

They will provide Procurement support and guidance ensuring adherence to Procurement governance and levels of authority procedures.

A role focused on delivery we are looking for those who are naturally inquisitive, passionate about stakeholder engagement and possess influential leadership skills to prioritise, influence decision making and take accountability in the Procurement process.

What will you do?

With support of Procurement Managers, develop Procurement Strategy for assigned categories, aligning commercial review and strategic opportunities to business priority.
Provide clear sourcing strategies for BAU commodities to support internal stakeholders and simplify the P2P process.
Lead project work, with support of the Procurement Managers
Providing advice and professional procurement support to internal stakeholders.
Support completion of commercial and contractual requirements and utilise appropriate methods to keep contracts up to date, including provisions on ESG and DEI.
Shared responsibility for maintaining the SAP supplier database.

Do you have what we're looking for?

Good communicator with strong written and presentation skills
Ability to demonstrate commercial awareness and good business acumen, particularly in the context of evaluating business cases and proposals.
Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders and drive change.
Thrives in fast pace, challenging and changing environment.
A value set of high integrity and sense of purpose to make a difference.
You'll have a drive to understand how things work and why so you can make positive difference.

Ideally you will have:

Experience supporting strategic procurement with knowledge of goods and services
Knowledge of drafting and negotiating contracts to meet significant business objectives and to achieve operational outcome.

What's it like to work here?
Our employees tell us that working here is something special. Everyone is looking to deliver what matters to our passengers. There is so much that makes air travel possible. No day is like another. Our employees enjoy a range of personal, health and financial benefits, including annual leave and high street discounts. We offer a performance-based bonus scheme, and our people can request professional training to support them to Grow with Gatwick

We want our people to reflect our local community and the passengers we serve. We know we are all at our best when we feel comfortable and included.

We want our people to feel like they can be who they want to be at work, and we work hard to provide them with the respect and flexibility to do so.

We aim to be an equitable, diverse, and inclusive employer. We encourage and support our people to be their best. We seek different perspectives that redefine what's possible. Together we are a team.

This role can be offered on a part time or flexible job share basis