Category Manager

JR United Kingdom; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FMCG firm in the UK seeks a CAPEX & MRO Procurement Category Manager to strengthen its Strategic Procurement Hub. This role involves creating category strategies, building stakeholder relationships, and driving transformational change, all within a collaborative team environment. Ideal candidates will bring significant experience in procurement and category management, with a focus on energy and utilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in Procurement.
• Specialist knowledge in energy, utilities, chemicals, waste management, and packaging recycling is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement category strategies aligned with business needs.
• Develop senior stakeholder relationships for non-traditional spend.
• Present data analysis and market insights to stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Strategic Leadership

Change Management

Data Analysis

Job description

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One of the nation’s leading FMCG firms is investing heavily in its Strategic Procurement Hub, and due to an influx of major £ Multi-Million projects they are in need of a CAPEX & MRO Procurement Category Manager to join their award winning team. As well as a challenging project oriented environment, the CAPEX & MRO Category Manager will enjoy bringing strategic leadership to this immature, growing category.

As CAPEX & MRO Category Manager you will:-

• Create and implement category strategies for key spend areas aligned with the Business Units and Group Service functions
• Develop senior stakeholder relationships, expanding procurement’s involvement and control of non-traditional spend areas
• Use your deep knowledge of sourcing and/or category management processes to drive transformational change and improvement
• Present key insight/updates to the key stakeholders covering data analysis & market insight in order to ensure effective planning and decision making
• Implement a supplier relationship strategy to achieve the agreed KPIs and to develop sustainable added value potential

Required experience & qualifications:-

• Significant MRO and/or CAPEX category management
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Procurement
• Specialist knowledge & experience in the defined categories of energy, utilities, chemicals, waste management and packaging recycling is desirable
• Ability to turn strategies and decisions into action

If you are a talented Procurement specialist looking for a challenging project based environment and a collaborative team atmosphere, please apply by sending your CV to [emailprotected] or apply directly through this forum.