(Directs) Category Manager (EXPIRED)
Warwick
Legal
650 Daily
Contract
Key for this role UCR legislation and Legal stakeholder engagement
Category Management
With the support of the Category Manager, work with Stakeholders to establish clear business needs, apply forward thinking skills to establish flexible long-term category strategies with value options & clear supplier performance criteria
Partner effectively with stakeholders to become a trusted business partner
Provide strategic direction, communicate goals, practices and processes of the Global Sourcing organization with respective business partners
Analyse forecast trends and track category savings targets in support of Procurement and category team commitment and goals.
Evaluate and apply the concept of total cost of ownership (TCO) and switching costs to support decision making
Commercial Negotiation
Solid understanding of contractual terms & conditions and able to craft structured agreements with legal and stakeholder input
Establish structured negotiation plans with clarity of desired outcomes, leveraging stakeholder input and support where appropriate
Understanding of supplier's position, desired outcomes, and leverage points
Supplier Relationship Management
Identifies critical suppliers and creates appropriate engagement plans to ensure our Supply Chain risk profile and inputs to continuous improvement are proactively managed
Demonstrates a collaborative approach with supply base and develops integrated plans to drive appropriate value for business and customer requirements
Builds appropriate supplier performance measurements (KPIs) into contractual frameworks
Systems and Analytics
Ability to adapt to different ERP systems such as SAP, Tableau, Ariba, Spend Analytics
Understands how to analyse large data sets and extract information for strategic decision making
About You
There will be a different emphasis on the skills required for each role but broadly we are looking for enthusiastic people who have the following attributes:
Extensive direct procurement experience
Understands that we are a global procurement organisation
Have a passion for procurement and motivated to make a difference
Proactive with a positive attitude and willing to teach more junior staff members
Can navigate their own way through a complex organisation and effectively solve problems.
Can confidently communicate, engage, and build strong working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
Have effective project management skills
Can collate and organise data, analyse commercial issues and enjoy the detail of costs and contracts.
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