Category Manager - HR and Corporate Services

Acu-IT.net; Telford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy company is recruiting a Category Manager for HR and Corporate Services. The role involves creating spend category strategies and managing key supplier relationships. You must have a university degree, strong negotiation skills, and a minimum of 5 years experience in procurement. Benefits include a competitive salary and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Bonus scheme

Contributory pension plan

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts across 800 retailers

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as a Category Buyer/Category Manager.
• Specialist knowledge in defined categories.
• Fluent command of English.

Responsibilities

• Manage spend category strategies.
• Create and present recommendations to business units.
• Implement a supplier relationship strategy.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Data Interpretation & Analysis

Communication skills

Project management

Education

University degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Mller UK & Ireland is Wholly Owned By Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller which Employs Over 31,000 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 1,300 Farmers In Britain. Mller Is Ranked Within The Top 20 In The Grocer's Top 100 List Of Britain's Biggest Brands And Is Picked From Shelves Millions Of Times Each Year.

Mller UK & Ireland Includes

Mller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britain's private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.

Mller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK's leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more Mller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like Mller Corner, Mllerlight, Mller Bliss, Mller Rice, FRijj and Mller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.

We're Recruiting

Category Manager - HR and Corporate Services

• Reports to: Head of Indirect Services Group / Group Procurement / Indirect
• Location: Base can be Market Drayton, Telford or 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

In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer our employees numerous benefits as part of your employment, including:

• Competitive Salary
• Bonus scheme
• Contributory pension plan
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance ProgrammeGenerous annual leave increasing with service.
• Flexible benefits programme
• In addition, our employees have access to a Rewards Benefits Programme, giving you a range of discounts across 800 retailers online and in store

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, then please apply via www.mullercareers.co.uk

Contact Details

F.A.O. UK Recruitment, Mller UK & Ireland, Shrewsbury Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3SQ

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