Category Manager

TVS Supply Chain Solutions UK & Europe; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life assurance

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Holiday buy-back scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Hybrid working structure

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Professional Membership & Study Spons.

Job summary

TVS Supply Chain Solutions UK & Europe seeks a Category Manager in Bristol (Emersons Green) to drive Cost Base Reduction through data-driven category strategies. You will work with stakeholders to meet governance and availability targets, developing tender documentation and supplier development plans.

You will analyse markets, maintain strategy plans, and support negotiations while ensuring robust supplier performance and value delivery across categories.

Qualifications

• Experience in Purchasing / Supply Chain environment.
• MCIPS qualification or working towards (or equivalent).
• Professional and ethical in approach.
• Proven ability to persuade, influence and negotiate with stakeholders.
• Excellent communicator at all levels.
• Strong understanding of procurement and supply chain management and tools.

Responsibilities

• Capture and analyse data on the existing supply chain, markets and entrants.
• Develop and maintain category strategy plans with stakeholders.
• Prepare documentation for tendering and contracting management.
• Identify supplier development opportunities to reduce cost.
• Manage key category expertise and contribute to cross-functional CSS efforts.
• Develop commercial product specifications and document packs for tendering.
• Conduct supplier assessments to ensure sound commercial and financial standing.
• Support supplier negotiations and track cost-base reduction progress.

Skills

Procurement

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication

Supply chain management

MS Office

Education

HND/Degree level qualification

MCIPS qualification or working towards

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We're looking for a Category Manager to deliver a Cost Base Reduction (CBR) committed to the MoD through the development of a cost-effective, commercially driven supply base, and meets the requirements for Governance and availability. Based at Emersons Green, Bristol, you'll be part of a dynamic team working to transform the way the MoD operates.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Capture and analyse data on the existing supply chain, the commercial markets and potential new entrants to the market.
• Based on the data analysis, create and maintain strategy plans, working with all stakeholders to deliver the CBR and availability requirements.
• Capture all documentation developed by Commodity, Category, and Acquisition and Contracts Management, required to support the tendering of the Category requirements.
• Identify and enact Supplier Development opportunities that add value to the Authority, Supplier and Team Leidos Support Chain and which drive out cost.
• Hold specific commodity expertise and manage categories that are key to their strengths.
• Participate in routine cross-functional efforts within CSS.
• Collaborating with all stakeholders for data gathering and analysis to update the Category Strategy.
• Develop and prepare commercial product specifications.
• Develop and disseminate document packs that consolidate all the information for a specific category in order that the strategy can be enacted and tendered by Acquisition and Contract Management.
• Conduct basic supplier assessment to ensure the suppliers proposed to Acquisition and Contract Management are of sound standing both commercially and financially.
• Responsible for creating document packs for their Categories in conjunction with all Stakeholders.
• Identify areas in which improvements could drive out cost.
• Implement continual improvement tasks with suppliers to implement best practises, best value and lower costs.
• Tracking and reporting progress against Cost Base Reduction (CBR).
• Identifying suppliers with the best capability to satisfy customer requirements.
• Collaborating with suppliers through direct engagement to clearly communicate customer requirements and understand supplier constraints compared with customer requirements, to contract for the best possible result from suppliers and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Assuring a disciplined approach for visibility of the right supplier performance metrics to optimise the support chain.
• Identify additional opportunities and actively develop mutually profitable relationships with suppliers.
• Participate in every review of the Supplier Scorecards so as to nurture our supplier relationships.
• Support Strategic Supplier negotiations.

Qualifications & Skills

• Previous experience in a relevant Purchasing / Supply Chain environment.
• Ideally educated to HND/Degree level qualification in relevant subject, MCIPS qualified or working towards, or equivalent experience.
• Professional and ethical in approach.
• Proven ability to persuade, influence and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent communicator at all levels.
• Good understanding of Supply Chain Management and Procurement, including best practise purchasing and sourcing tools and techniques.
• MS Office.

In return for your hard work, we offer excellent career progression opportunities and a professional environment where you can acquire, use, and continue developing your skills.

Your package will include:

• Pension scheme with up to 6% employer matched contributions
• Life assurance
• 25 days holiday + 8 statutory bank holidays (of which 5 can be taken flexibly)
• Holiday buy-back scheme (5 additional days available)
• Salary sacrifice car scheme – A cost-effective way to lease a new car via salary sacrifice (subject to meeting minimum earnings eligibility criteria).
• Established hybrid working structure
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme supporting wellness with immediate access for you and your family to:
• Virtual GP consultations and second opinions
• Mental health support and counselling
• Online physiotherapy
• Access to CONNECTPlus long-term health condition support
• Wellbeing and healthy living support

• Cycle to work scheme
• Professional Membership and Study Sponsorship
• Quarterly employee recognition awards
• Employee referral scheme with financial reward
• Benefits hub with employee retail discounts
• Early finish Fridays

At TVS SCS we encourage and support our employees to realise their potential. They are empowered to take initiative and achieve high impact results that really make a difference to our business and our customers.

Security Clearance Requirement

Candidates must be eligible to undergo Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance. This process includes verification of identity, right to work in the UK, employment history, and a basic criminal records check for unspent convictions. Please note that candidates must have resided in the UK for 3 years to meet BPSS eligibility requirements.

If you require any adjustments to allow you take a full and active part in the selection process, please notify us as part of your application. Please note TVS Supply Chain Solutions is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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