Elevation Recruitment Group's Procurement & Supply Chain division are excited to be working with a leading Freight business in the search for a Category Manager into their team on a full time, permanent basis. The Category Procurement Manager will be responsible for maximising efficiency and contributing to business results as well as hold key responsibility for the procurement of goods & services for the business by identifying supplier sources, screening and negotiating terms. Duties & Responsibilities of the Category Procurement Manager will include: Stakeholder management across the business, project co-ordination, working cross-functionally, setting and delivering on agreed timescales Work with internal customers to ensure inputs needed for Procurement function are available Ensure Procurement policy is adhered to within Procurement and promote around the business Develop, implement and refresh category plans which examine the marketplace and identify savings Tender, evaluation and negotiation of long-term supply contracts complete with terms and conditions Negotiation and implementation of contract variations to protect budgets Ensuring on time delivery in full to agreed plans Monitor and improve supplier delivery, quality and cost performance Launch price enquiries with suppliers against new bids and evaluate/negotiate offers Lead the supplier qualification process for new and existing sources of supply against allocated Indirect Categories; categories including (but not limited to) Marketing, IT, Facilities, Recruitment & Hotels Key Skills & Experience required: 3-5 years Indirect procurement experience Experienced in project management / stakeholder management / customer focused Proven track record of cost savings and improvement to service level Experienced negotiator / experienced in supplier relationship management (SRM) Understanding of basic engineering (desirable) Fully CIPS Qualified (desirable) If you are interested in hearing more about this position, please apply today or call Harry Bullen for a confidential chat today