Global Category Manager

AR Resourcing Group Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leading consultancy is seeking a Global Category Manager to establish a procurement strategy across professional services. The successful candidate will lead strategic procurement projects and collaborate with stakeholders to optimize procurement opportunities. Candidates should have over 6 years of experience in strategy procurement within a PLC or FTSE listed company. This role offers significant impact within a new transformation program.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of strategy procurement experience in a large PLC or FTSE listed company.
• Demonstrable track record of delivering procurement category strategies.
• Recent experience managing professional services categories.

Responsibilities

• Set and deliver a global procurement strategy across professional service categories.
• Lead on strategic procurement projects and negotiation activities.
• Provide reports on risk, market trends, and key management information.

Skills

Strategic procurement

Negotiation

Relationship building

Cost-saving strategies

Job description

A top 10 global leading cost & engineering consultancy is looking to recruit a Global Category Manager.

The main objective of the role is to set a global & regional procurement category strategy across professional services:

• Lead on strategic procurement projects, negotiation, and contracting activities for the business.
• Build collaborative and effective relationships across the business with relevant stakeholders.
• Develop and implement improvement strategies capable of delivering cost and efficiency savings.
• Responsible for providing reports on risk, market trends and other key management information for the overall strategy.

Why Apply

This is a fantastic opportunity to deliver significant results in this newly created role and be part of a new transformation programme the business is going through.

Further Details

Responsible for setting and delivering a global procurement strategy across professional service category.

Working alongside the Global Head of Category Management and senior stakeholders to ensure the business optimises procurement opportunities.

Candidate Requirements

Demonstrable track record of successfully delivering a regional or national procurement category strategy.

Minimum of 6+ year’s strategy procurement experience for a large PLC or FTSE listed company.

Must have recent experience of managing professional services categories.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.