Role - Indirect Category Manager 
 
Location - Ashby-de-la-Zouch (REMOTE role with occasonal travel to Head Office)
 
Contract opportunity – circa £450 per day DOE
 
The Category manager will be responsible for the management of a range of key in-direct categories which are critical to the operational effectiveness of our clients business.

Indirect catagories required-:

• Packaging
• Facilities Management

• Forge strong working relationships with key suppliers and stakeholders
• Implement a clear business plan and deliver against the targets agreed
• Manage, coordinate and prioritise workload within your area of responsibility
• Communicate supply risks and mitigation proposals to Management and Stakeholders for consideration
• Lead all contractual negotiations with suppliers to ensure that commercial propositions are secured upon the most favourable Terms & Conditions of business
• Manage the supplier selection process through to contract implementation.
• Ensure contractual agreements are met in full by measuring & monitoring performance in terms of quality, cost, delivery and service, including stakeholder feedback

•  Strong contribution towards the Annual Procurement Plan and achievement of annual performance targets
• Identify opportunities to contribute towards the cost reduction pipeline
• Sharing of knowledge, skills and best practices within the wider Procurement team
• Support the implementation of effective Procurement Policies & Procedures
• Monitor and report against agreed Key Performance Indicators and market trends

• Develop and implement category strategies in conjunction with the appropriate stakeholders
• Forge strong working relationships with the global Procurement and procurement teams in other countries as an integral part of leveraging and standardisation

• Define, assess, qualify and evaluate Suppliers
• Strong stakeholder engagement when determining scope of works / service levels
• Manage RFX Process for assigned categories
• Prepare recommendations following commercial evaluation of Supplier’s business proposals
• Implement Supplier development programs

• CIPS Qualification (or) degree within business and finance, supported by the appropriate procurement experience.
• Procurement experience gained preferably from a string IN-direct procurement background
• CAPEX and or Capital expenditure projects
• Excellent teamwork ethic with a natural ability to develop strong relationships
• Good understanding of identifying risks within the supply chain process
• Capable of independently leading the negotiation process and building a negotiation chronology
• Strong understanding of contract law and experienced within contract drafting and the negotiation of Terms and Conditions of business is essential
• Thorough understanding and application of leading Procurement Tools & Techniques
• Experience within the Total Cost of Ownership cost modeling principle (TCO) and its application with Suppliers
• Proven track record of cost analysis models for the procurement of goods and services
• Experienced in conducting Supplier evaluation and capability assessments
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft office - Word, Excel and Powerpoint
• Exceptional influencing and change management skills
• Strong stakeholder engagement