Senior Category Manager

Michael Page; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 58,500 - 71,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Supportive work environment

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Category Manager to drive procurement activities. This role is based in the West Midlands and offers a competitive salary of 65,000 GBP for a 6-month FTC. Responsibilities include managing end-to-end procurement processes and developing category strategies. Ideal candidates will have strong commercial awareness and proven negotiation skills. The position provides potential for career growth within the procurement department in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial and business awareness.
• Customer focused, both internally and externally.
• Good knowledge of PCR 2015 and PA 23.
• Ability to evaluate suppliers and tender responses.
• Varied category management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement activity to maximize savings and value.
• Lead the end-to-end procurement process including market analysis.
• Develop and implement procurement category strategies.
• Review supplier spend data to identify opportunities.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.

Skills

Strong commercial and business awareness

Customer focused

Good knowledge of PCR 2015 and PA 23

Ability to evaluate suppliers

Varied category management experience

Understanding of contract management

Strong negotiation and influencing skills

Job description

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Base pay range

Proactively plan, coordinate and manage procurement activity, maximising savings, value for money and social value for a range of key strategic projects within Operations, Asset Management and Materials.

This role is with a well-established not for profit organisation, known for its commitment to excellence in procurement and supply chain management. The company operates as a medium-sized enterprise with a strong reputation for delivering value-driven solutions.

Responsibilities

• Managing the needs and expectations to drive satisfaction, whilst ensuring compliance to procurement standards and alignment with strategy.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, and where needed external framework providers.
• Develop and implement category strategies to deliver maximum value in line with business strategy.
• Review supplier spend data and trends to ensure identifying key category management opportunities that align with organisational objectives.
• Sourcing of goods, services and works to a multi-site business, ensuring quality supply partnering and assurance.
• Lead and manage the end-to-end procurement process, including market analysis, tendering, evaluation, negotiation and contract award.
• Professionally manage contract creation, administration and compliance.
• Maximise financial and operational performance and minimise risk.
• Relationship building, negotiation, performance management, development, continuous improvement.
• Develop effective relationships with a wide range of internal stakeholders.
• Conduct market analysis to recommend supply market approach.
• Understand supplier and market trends to determine leverage opportunities.
• Analyse spend data to identify cost saving opportunities.
• Support stakeholder specification generation, commercial and pricing terms and contract management process.
• Professionally challenge specifications to ensure provisions are fit for purpose.
• Manage full tender lifecycle via e-sourcing system.

Profile

• Strong commercial and business awareness.
• Customer focused, both internally and externally.
• Good knowledge of PCR 2015 and PA 23
• Ability to evaluate suppliers and tender responses from analysis/interpretation of written/financial/ contractual information
• Varied category management experience.
• Detailed understanding of contract and procurement management: processes, drafting, negotiating of commercial contracts, evaluating compliance, SLA performance management.
• Managing end to end high risk/value procurement projects.
• Strong negotiator, influencer and relationship builder.

Job Offer

• A competitive salary of 65,000 GBP
• 6-month FTC with potential to extend
• A supportive and professional work environment in the West Midlands
• Potential for career growth and development within the procurement department.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Purchasing

Industries

Housing and Community Development

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom