Are you ready to take on a pivotal role in shaping an industry leading manufacturers supplier base strategy? As a Category Manager, you will report to the Head of Procurement - Indirects and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across our organisation. Your mission will be to develop a future-proof supplier strategy that supports all our sites, driving supplier performance improvements and transitioning from local to group-wide supplier strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Sourcing: Contribute to category sourcing strategies, ensuring alignment with procurement policies and procedures.
Supplier Management: Develop and manage relationships with group suppliers, driving cost reductions and performance improvements.
Performance Metrics: Establish and monitor performance metrics, budgets, sustainability goals, and KPIs.
Compliance and Ethics: Ensure purchasing ethics and sustainability practices are observed and enforced.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with internal stakeholders to set supplier strategies and support the execution of commodity plans.
Cost Reduction: Identify and implement cost-reduction opportunities and negotiate contracts in conjunction with procurement managers.
Reporting: Provide regular updates to senior management on supplier performance and procurement activities.
To excel in this role, you will need:
- Team Collaboration: Ability to work across multi-functional teams within the organisation.
- Negotiation Skills: Expertise in applying a range of negotiating tactics to achieve win-win outcomes.
- Supply Base Management: Experience in segmenting the supply base and developing multi-location strategies.
- Procurement Due Diligence: Ensuring contracts are entered with full awareness of deliverable, costs, risks, and sustainability plans.
- Data Proficiency: Skilled in collecting, analysing, and presenting data, and familiar with catalogue deployment to reduce non-value add activities.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology.
- Be part of an international, collaborative team that values your input.
- Enjoy a vibrant culture with travel reimbursement and wellness perks.
