Category Manager - Finance

Job title: Category Manager - Finance

Location: Warwick/Hybrid

Duration: 3 months initially

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The role:

The primary function of the Senior Category Manager role is to set category strategy, support strategic sourcing and supplier performance management activities for assigned spend categories ensuring they deliver value, quality and performance while achieving organisational objectives. The job-holder will collaborate with key stakeholders across the business, manage supplier relationships and lead the development and execution of category specific strategies that contribute to cost savings, risk mitigation and business performance for the assigned categories or subcategories. Sourcing activities include analysis, supply market research, identification and qualification of potential vendors, preparation of tender documentation, management of competitive sourcing processes, and analysis of bidder responses.

Responsibilities:

Lead in the development of category and sourcing strategies for assigned categories, analysing relevant data, and internal & external insights to deliver organisational goals and driving value (across cost, quality and supplier performance)

Continually track the supply market, keeping abreast of developments, trends, risks and opportunities, lead the continual engagement with existing and potential suppliers and ahead of external market factors to drive value and performance

Manage assigned categories and lead higher value / higher complexity sourcing projects within scope of the assigned categories. This includes identification of potential suppliers, market research, production of tender documentation, management of RFx timelines, supplier evaluation and negotiation.

Develop and manage strong relationships with suppliers, working to build partnership that deliver continuous improvement, innovation and longer-term value.

Conduct supplier performance reviews, ensuing suppliers meet agreed KPIs, quality standards and delivery requirements.

Acquire, maintain and develop expertise, knowledge and information to support continuous improvement in allocated categories from relevant internal and external sources

Engage with the stakeholders in central and regional functions to plan and support ongoing commercial activity, lead supplier relationships and performance management

Requirements:

Experience and an excellent track record as a strategic sourcing or procurement professional including a track record of continuous improvement and delivery of results in a variety of commercial settings

Good understanding and experience of key practices in procurement / strategic sourcing (e.g. category spend analysis, sourcing processes and supplier management)

Demonstrates good level of knowledge, specifically in reference to the categories of spend under management and what compliance and regulatory requirements need to be fulfilled.

Demonstrates relevant category expertise and / or evidences transferrable skills across category areas

Experience in personally conducting procurement activities, including requirement definition, sourcing planning, supplier management and competitive bidding, in line with the agreed strategy for the relevant categories of spend

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.

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