Procurement Manager - IT & Indirects

ZipRecruiter; Royal Leamington Spa; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Procurement Category Manager to join their dynamic team in Leamington Spa. This hybrid role requires strong procurement experience and a solid academic background to deliver cost reductions for high-profile clients across various sectors.

Qualifications

• 2-6 years’ procurement experience in a major UK or international company.
• Strong academic (degree) background.
• Track record in savings delivery within high spend environments.

Responsibilities

• Interact with key stakeholders and analyse data for category management.
• Deliver savings through category management including tenders and negotiations.
• Sourcing suppliers from the UK and Worldwide.

Skills

Procurement experience

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Excellent communication

Education

Degree

Job description

Job Description

This role is hybrid with 3 days per week in Leamington Spa office

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team of Procurement Management Specialists that deliver auditable and sustainable cost base reduction to clients in a variety of industries.

With a wide range of procurement experience across many industries including manufacturing, distribution, retail, hospitality, healthcare, property and the service sector this is a growing business offering a working environment which is hardworking, supportive and fun.

As a Procurement Category Manager, you will work on behalf of well-known clients to identify and implement innovative supply chain solutions which reduce costs and add value.

We are ideally seeking someone who has had good exposure to IT procurement, as part of a broader category background.

Key Responsibilities:

• Interact with key stakeholders and analyse data to create category management approaches
• Advise and agree with on the procurement strategy for high spend categories
• Deliver measurable savings through hands on category management including undertaking tenders, negotiations and auctions
• Influence stakeholders to secure agreement to proposed solutions
• Use of leading-edge tools and processes and creative thinking to design solutions which deliver rapid cost savings and improvements in performance
• Sourcing suppliers from the UK and Worldwide to meet needs

Skills & Experience:

• 2-6 years’ procurement experience in a major UK or international company
• Strong academic (degree) background
• A successful track record in managing and influencing senior stakeholders
• Strong track record of savings delivery within a high spend environment
• Keen commercial business sense
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal