Category Manager

Elevation Recruitment Group; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-day option

25 days leave

Pension 6%

Private health

Life assurance

CIPS study support

Job summary

Elevation Recruitment Group is supporting a Hull-based manufacturing business to recruit a Category Manager. You will own end-to-end sourcing across a wide spend portfolio, spanning direct and indirect commodities, and shape procurement strategy alongside senior stakeholders.

The role requires strong strategic procurement experience, tender management background, and the ability to build commodity strategies from the ground up. Excellent communication and negotiation skills are essential.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years purchasing experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven track record developing and executing commodity strategies.
• Confident negotiator with strong written, verbal and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end sourcing for key commodities across direct and indirect spend.
• Develop and implement commodity strategies using a seven-step sourcing methodology.
• Review supply base and place Long Term Agreements where appropriate.
• Implement supplier scorecards to monitor cost, quality, delivery and OTIF.
• Identify and deliver supplier cost savings including VA/VE initiatives.
• Manage supply chain risk and coordinate with NPD and engineering change.”

Skills

Purchasing experience

Commodity strategy development

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder engagement

Supply chain risk management

Job description

Category Manager – Hull – Excellent Benefits Package

Elevation Recruitment Group are proud to be supporting an established manufacturing business in Hull that is looking to recruit a Category Manager to join their growing team.

The Category Manager will take ownership of end-to-end sourcing across a wide spend portfolio, covering both direct and indirect commodities, and will work closely with senior stakeholders to shape and drive procurement strategy across the site.

If you have strong strategic procurement experience, a background in tender management, and are comfortable developing commodity strategies from the ground up, this Category Manager opportunity is well worth a conversation.

Working Hours / Benefits

• Choice of a 4-day working week or standard 5-day week (37.5 hours)


• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays, service days and a holiday purchase scheme


• 6% employer pension contribution


• Private health scheme


• Life assurance


• CIPS study support and development

The Role

• Manage end-to-end sourcing for key commodities, covering both direct and indirect spend


• Develop and implement commodity strategies, using the seven-step sourcing methodology to guide market analysis, supplier selection and contracting


• Review the current supply base to ensure it remains fit for purpose against strategic objectives, and put Long Term Agreements in place across strategic commodity groups


• Implement supplier scorecards to monitor and report on performance against cost, quality, delivery and OTIF


• Identify and deliver supplier cost savings, including VA and VE initiatives, while eliminating non-value-adding activity


• Manage supply chain risk, tactical supplier escalations, and Supply Chain input into NPD and engineering change

The Person

• At least 3 years purchasing experience within a manufacturing environment


• Proven track record developing and executing commodity strategies


• Confident negotiator with strong written, verbal and presentation skills

About Elevation

Elevation Recruitment Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy that helps people build long-term, successful careers. We work across a wide range of industries and disciplines with a focus on making recruitment feel more human, more honest and more effective. We are specialists in every function and experts in every hire. Check out our website to find out more.