Overview

Procurement Category Manager - Non IT (12 month FTC) | £70,000 to £85,000 | Bonus | Healthcare | up to 12% employer pension | 28 days holiday + BH | + many more | London, Surrey, Bolton, Bristol - 2/3 days a week | A global Financial Services leading brand

An amazing opportunity to join on an initial 12 month FTC to support the newly appointed Group Head of Procurement to own and manage a range of Corporate Indirect spend, focusing on the higher value and most strategic projects.

Role and responsibilities

• Create category strategies through to the delivery and performance including year on year annualised savings
• Develop group wide category plans and strategies to ensure alignment for the group, leveraging suppliers to support local offices
• Engage, manage and influence senior stakeholders from Director to Board level to ensure buy-in, utilising strong market knowledge
• Build relationships with key stakeholders to ensure a rounded knowledge of a suppliers performance
• Monitor supplier risk and performance through reporting tools and business feedback
• Be a Procurement role model by living company values, consistently delivering to the high standards expected, promoting procurement through relationships
• On top over delivering strategic projects, ensure the business is getting the best service in line with cost efficiency

Experience and requirements

• Extensive indirect category management; FM, Property, Marketing, Professional Services, HR & Travel
• Worked in a regulated industry such as Banking, Financial Services, Insurance or Professional Services
• Private sector procurement experience, ideally working for a global business
• Previous experience working on complex global projects, dealing with Tier 1 suppliers of significant values
• Confident in engaging and influencing senior level stakeholders, and across various regions
• A highly strategic mindset when approaching procurement, suppliers and business needs
• Excellent communications skills when dealing with contacts in different cultures and countries
• Able to adapt in a very fast paced, continuously changing environment
• MCIPS qualified, nice to have but not essential