Global Category Manager (UK Based)
Home-based but must be flexible to travel within the UK/ EU and globally as the role develops
Are you an experienced Category manager looking to expand your knowledge further? Do you want to work for an organisation that recognises your talent and supports your growth? If yes, we've got the job for you!
Our client is an international business procurement outsourcing organisation, that manages the indirect material spend for blue chip manufacturers: from automotive to chemicals to pharmaceutical manufacturing companies across UK and Europe. Their solutions include procurement, store management and transactional processes.
As a Global Category Manager will be responsible for:
- Leading & managing robust category strategy development, stakeholder alignment and strategy implementation of the assigned global & regional categories
- Deliver profit generation via subscription fee agreement and rebate
- Maintaining the e-catalogue fir the assigned categories by analysing content for accuracy
- Provide external market intelligence and constantly assess the most suitable strategy in place
- Assess potential risk, lead & manage the risk mitigation plan where required
- Deliver to the aligned annual global procurement targets (non-exhaustive)
- Deliver cost savings inline with our clients contractual commitment via supplier negotiation
- Supplier performance
The successful Global Category Manager will have:
- Background within MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Operational), otherwise FMCG is highly desirable
- CIPS level 4 preferred but not essential
- Working knowledge of MRP, JIT and related systems is desirable
- Microsoft Office Suite experience and strong skills in Excel & PowerPoint; ability to learn and work with MS Project
- Project management, planning & negotiation skills
- Ability to understand vendor contracts and consult with legal advisors
- Strong financial acumen
In return our client will offer the successful Global Category Manager:
- Single person private medical insurance
- Holidays (March to April)
- Option to buy up to 5 additional holiday days
- Probation (UK is 3 months)
- Pension at 5% EE, 3%ER
- Retail discount schemes
- Free Employee Assistance Programme - Legal, medical and financial advice
- Career and training development opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme
- Option to buy additional holidays
- Company share saving scheme - subject to qualifying period
- 1 x Death in Service in UK and Ireland
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