Category Manager - HR and Corporate Services

Acu-IT.net; Market Drayton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent dairy products company seeks a Category Manager HR and Corporate Services in Market Drayton. The role involves managing spend areas, formulating category strategies, and engaging with stakeholders. Candidates should have over 5 years of procurement experience, strong negotiation skills, and a university degree. The position offers a hybrid working model with benefits including a bonus and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Up to 15% annual bonus

Life Assurance policy

Car Allowance or Company Car

Private Medical Insurance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced Family Leave

Pension Employer Contribution Scheme

Exclusive access to discounts

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in a substantive Category Buyer/Category Manager role.
• Specialist knowledge & experience in defined categories.
• Moderation/Presentation Skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing spend area and create category strategies.
• Ensure procurement policy and compliance rules are in place.
• Support new product launches and manage stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Negotiation skills

Influencing skills

Data Interpretation

Project management

Fluent English

Education

University degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP

CIPS certificate

Job description

Company Description

Mller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller which employs over 24,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Mller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from more than 1,700 British farmers. The Mller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocers Top 100 list of Britains Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.

Job Description

We\'re Recruiting

Category Manager HR and Corporate Services

Reports to: Head of Indirect Services Group / Group Procurement / Indirect

Location: Market Drayton, Telford, (Droitwich)

Working pattern: Office 3 days / 2 days remote

Role purpose: To manage a complex spend area; creating robust spend category strategies; active business partnering with key stakeholders/Business Unit Engineering functions across the business with the aim of driving specifier engagement and compliance. Provide team management and day to day activities within the function.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing spend area
• Create and implement category strategies for key spend areas aligned with the Business Units and Group service functions
• Ensure procurement policy, processes and spend compliance rules are in place
• Support new product launches within the Business Units (involvement in strategic projects)
• Stakeholder Management: Create and present recommendations to the business units
• Present key insight/updates to the key stakeholders covering data analysis & market insight in order to ensure effective planning and decision making
• Supplier Management: Implement a supplier relationship strategy to achieve the agreed KPIs and to develop sustainable added value potential
• Subject matter expertise: Significant experience in HR procurement especially temp. labour, consultants and professional services - driven procurement categories. Clear understanding of requirements to support business but also what drives costs, able to challenge specifications and operational methods in working with stakeholders to drive value for the business from a procurement perspective.
• A capable category manager in their own right, able to drive action from a project team and deliver sourcing events to a defined and sometimes challenging timescale
• Continuous Improvement: Carry out continuous improvement and efficiency reviews within the function and business units with defined action plans detailing accountabilities and timelines

Key Skills & Requirements

• Specialist knowledge & experience in the defined categories
• Commercial acumen with profound negotiation skills
• Ability to turn strategies and decisions into action
• Strong influencing, negotiation and communication skills at all levels within a business
• Excellent Data Interpretation & Analysis skills
• Moderation/Presentation Skills
• Competent project management skills
• Fluent command of English

Desirable

• Experience in Food, FMCG or similar operational procurement
• German language skills
• CIPS certificate
• SAP knowledge

Background

University degree and corresponding business experience or equivalent. Ideally 5+ years experience in a substantive Category Buyer/Category Manager role.

Benefits

• Up to 15% annual bonus
• 4 x Life Assurance policy
• £550 Car Allowance or Company Car
• Partner Private Medical Insurance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service)
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave
• Enhanced Bereavement Leave
• Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%)
• Exclusive access to Mller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in-store discounts

The Process

If you are interested in applying for the role of Category Manager HR and Corporate Services and have the necessary skills and experience, please apply via www:mullercareers.co.uk

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