Strategic Procurement Category Manager

WA Consultants; Taunton; Vor Ort; GBP 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

WA Consultants is actively recruiting a Commercial Manager for a 6-month contract based in Taunton, UK. The role focuses on developing and delivering procurement strategies across key categories, with oversight on EU legislation, value for money, and probity.

You will engage stakeholders, provide strategic procurement advice, and lead end-to-end procurement processes to ensure contracts meet business needs while maintaining robust governance and risk oversight.

Qualifikationen

• MCIPS qualification is required.
• Experience leading a strategic procurement category.
• Ability to provide strategic advice and guidance on risk and compliance.
• Adaptability and lateral thinking.
• Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Proven ability to drive value for stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Understand historic and future expenditure profiles in the category.
• Engage with stakeholders to understand business needs and jointly work up category strategies.
• Develop and deliver procurement and supply chain strategies.
• Support internal and external monitoring of supply chain relationships, ensuring efficiency and meeting organisational needs.
• Support end to end procurement process for a specific set of products and services within the categories ensuring the successful delivery of contracts that adhere to all relevant EU legislation's, value for money principles and commercial probity
• Ensure effective lines of communication with stakeholders to keep them appraised of relevant information and progress with projects
• Provision of analytical support to Head of Procurement and team members in support of strategy, the delivery of benefits, all relevant legislation and change management

Kenntnisse

Strategic category management

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical mindset

Adaptability

Value-focused thinking

Procurement experience

Risk assessment

Ausbildung

MCIPS qualification

Jobbeschreibung

WA Consultants is actively recruiting a Commercial Manager for a 6-month contract based in Taunton, UK. The role focuses on developing and delivering procurement strategies across key categories, with oversight on EU legislation, value for money, and probity.

You will engage stakeholders, provide strategic procurement advice, and lead end-to-end procurement processes to ensure contracts meet business needs while maintaining robust governance and risk oversight.