Procurement Category Manager

PHS Group; Walsall; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hygiene services provider is seeking a Procurement Manager to design and implement sourcing strategies for cleaning-related products. The ideal candidate will have strong negotiation and analytical skills, with experience in category management and delivering financial savings in a complex environment. The role includes strategic supplier selection, and key responsibilities focus on managing procurement strategies effectively. The position offers competitive salary, bonuses, and various employee benefits in a dynamic workplace.

Benefits

Company car or car allowance

Training opportunities

Employee discounts

Access to Virtual GP

Free Parking onsite

Improved parental leave

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in a procurement category management role in a cross-functional environment.
• Demonstrable experience of delivery of a procurement category strategy and its benefits including financial savings.
• Experience of working successfully in a complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a sourcing strategy for cleaning-related categories.
• Deliver the procurement category strategy including sourcing activities.
• Select key strategic suppliers and negotiate contracts.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Decision-making skills

Lateral thinking

Education

CIPS qualification

Job description

About The Role

Procurement Manager

Tamworth

Competitive salary, bonus, and excellent benefits

Full Time, permanent position

Are you looking for a senior Procurement position in a market leading company? Consider these questions.

• Do you have proven experience in a procurement category management role?
• Have you a proven track record of delivering procurement category strategies and achieved demonstrable benefits / financial savings?
• Have you designed and implemented procurement strategies that have delivered on service, quality, risk management and supply chain improvements, as well as financially?
• Are you keen to join an established, successful business which will value your skills?

If you have answered 'Yes', we would really like to speak with you! We are phs Group, the leading hygiene services provider in the UK, Spain and Ireland. We have a role that is ideal for you, where you can really make a difference. Your skill will be appreciated here within phs Direct, which aims to deliver value for money and innovation in a role that is truly rewarding.

Your role as Procurement Manager at phs Direct

You’ll be responsible for designing, implementing, and improving a sourcing strategy for a stated category within an overall category management structure. Specifically, this would be for cleaning related categories including paper products, chemical products, and cleaning ancillaries / equipment. As our Procurement Category Manager, you’ll be a role model for professional procurement practice, delivering high quality solutions for our fast paced organisation. Other key areas of your role include:

• Responsibility for key strategic national and international supplier selection and contract negotiations, relating to a defined category area (Paper Products, Chemical Products, Cleaning Ancillaries / Equipment)
• To deliver the procurement category strategy including sourcing activities which generate benefits and achieve financial savings targets
• Using insight and analysis of category and sub-category areas including spend and supply base, supply markets, market trends, and internal / external cost drivers
• Using procurement tools to develop and implement sourcing strategies, including supply market positioning, supply base profiles, supplier assessment and financial analysis, RFI, RFP, RFQ and Invitation to Tender, and eAuctions

The ideal candidate

You’ll require excellent communication skills, including the ability to influence and present with ease at Senior level (internal and external). You’ll negotiate at the highest levels with suppliers on contracts up to c.£10m GBP. Your ability to analyse, evaluate and recommend on risk will be essential, as will objective decision making, lateral thinking and taking ownership. A CIPS qualification would be advantageous for this role. Experience we are looking for includes:

• Experience in a procurement category management role, in a cross functional environment.
• Demonstrable experience of delivery of a procurement category strategy and its benefits including financial savings.
• Experience of working successfully in a complex environment, with knowledge of how to deal with a high level of uncertainty around predicted or future demand.

In return for your commitment and expertise

• A competitive salary and annual bonus
• Company car or car allowance, laptop and phone
• Training opportunities to expand your skills. We offer accredited ILM training through external and in-house training
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays (31 days in total)
• Buy / Sell holiday scheme
• Amazing employee discounts with major supermarkets and retailers with phsPerks.com
• Access to Virtual GP for you and your family
• Free Parking onsite so no parking costs
• Other benefits such as improved parental leave, a 24-hour wellbeing helpline, cycle to work scheme, pension scheme, life assurance and more...

Looking to move forward in your Procurement Career? We want to hear from you - Apply now.

About phs

phs Group was founded in 1963 and are the leading provider for Hygiene Services in the UK, Spain and Ireland. We have over 120,000 customers across 300,000 locations incorporating numerous businesses during 62 years of business.

phs Direct supplies thousands of customers with a wide range of washroom consumables and products ranging from cleaning materials and paper products to hand dryers. With over 25 years of experience, we provide the expertise and know how to help businesses save money on their consumables spend, delivered straight to their door.

At phs, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination.