puestos de Purchase Manager en Gran Bretaña

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Category Manager with demonstrable Category Management experience across the S2C model, knowledge and experience of procurement, supply chain and commercial processes and good analytical skills.

• Managing the total cost of direct or indirect commodity groups for supplier spend in the range of c.£30 - 50m
• Creating and executing category strategies in line with business needs
• Creating, executing and delivering sourcing, contracting and supplier management activities to deliver value and reduce risk
• Working collaboratively with all company functions and suppliers
• Conducting all activities in line with company policies, processes and values

As the Category Manager you will lead and deliver sustainable value for defined categories of spend against self-generated plans that are recommended to and agreed with the business.

If this job looks like your ideal position, then please send in your CV as soon as possible for our Recruitment Team to review.

Your duties and responsibilities as the Category Manager will include :

• Proactively builds category knowledge, expertise and insight
• Creates and executes category strategies agreed with the business and NPD
• Identifies, delivers and manages sustainable value (hard and soft benefit)

• Creates and delivers RFx activity in line with category strategy and value plans
• Negotiates with suppliers for best RFx outcome

• Creates, negotiates and recommends supplier contracts to deliver category value
• Manages the contract lifecycle including deliverables and dispute resolution

• Builds and develops strong business relationships based on supplier segmentation
• Proactively identifies and mitigates supply chain risk to maintain business continuity
• Assures suppliers operate within PYL code of conduct and performance needs

• Proactively reviews demand and supply requirements with and takes action with purchasing to maintain supply and deliver benefit

• Understands and integrates the optimised transactional solutions required by Purchasing into category strategies and supplier management

• Owns and delivers resolution for order book management escalations and master data management

• Extensive demonstrated Category Management experience and performance across the S2C model preferably in a Manufacturing or Engineering Services industry
• Business / Engineering qualification or demonstrated Knowledge - CIPS
• Experience and application of continuous improvement methodologies

• Knowledge and experience of procurement, supply chain and commercial processes
• Understanding / management of budgets and finance in a manufacturing environment
• Performance and data driven with good analytical skills

• Systems knowledge / use of ERP, S2P solutions
• Computer literate in Microsoft applications (Excel, Word)

• A great attitude. Talks with data. Thinks outcomes
• The ability to lead, collaborate and communicate at all levels
• Demonstrated stakeholder and change management competency