Category Manager (12 month FTC)

MCS Group | Your Specialist Recruitment Consultancy; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent salary and bonus

Private Medical Insurance

Above standard pension contributions

Job summary

MCS Group | Your Specialist Recruitment Consultancy is excited to shortlist a Category Manager - Technology Procurement for a 12 month FTC. The role focuses on owning technology procurement categories, developing category strategies, and leading supplier negotiations within a global organisation.

You will build strong relationships across Technology and the wider business, drive value and supplier performance, and ensure governance and compliance.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Technology/IT procurement or Category Management.
• Experience managing complex supplier relationships and commercial contracts.
• Track record of delivering negotiations and cost savings.
• Excellent stakeholder management with senior leaders.
• Strong commercial awareness and analytical ability.
• Experience developing and implementing category strategies.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing category and sourcing strategies.
• Leading supplier selection, tendering and commercial negotiations.
• Managing contract negotiations, renewals and supplier performance.
• Identifying opportunities for cost savings, efficiencies and improved value.
• Building relationships with internal stakeholders across Technology and the wider business.
• Ensuring procurement activity aligns with governance, risk and compliance requirements.
• Supporting transformation initiatives across procurement.

Skills

Technology procurement

Category management

Supplier negotiations

Stakeholder management

Cost savings

Governance and compliance

Job description

MCS Group is delighted to be recruiting a Category Manager - Technology Procurement - (12 month FTC) This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Category Manager to join a leading global organisation, taking ownership of key technology procurement categories. You will develop and deliver category strategies, manage supplier relationships, lead commercial negotiations and identify opportunities to improve value, cost and supplier performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing category and sourcing strategies
• Leading supplier selection, tendering and commercial negotiations.
• Managing contract negotiations, renewals and supplier performance.
• Identifying opportunities for cost savings, efficiencies and improved commercial value.
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders across Technology and the wider business.
• Ensuring procurement activity is carried out in line with internal governance, risk and compliance requirements.
• Supporting wider transformation and continuous improvement initiatives across the procurement function.

About You

• Strong experience within Technology/IT Procurement or Category Management.
• Experience managing complex supplier relationships and commercial contracts.
• A proven track record of delivering successful negotiations and cost savings.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to work with senior leaders.
• Excellent commercial awareness and analytical ability.
• Experience developing and implementing category strategies.
• The ability to operate effectively within a large, complex or global organisation.

What's on Offer

• Excellent salary and Bonus
• Above standard pension contributions
• Private Medical Insurance

And so much more…