At Tarmac, ‘who you are’ matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer.
We are currently looking for a Category Manager this will be based at our Solihull office reporting into Senior Procurement Manager – Cement & Sustainability.
We’re working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.
Role Responsibility
* Expert management of strategic relationships with key country suppliers to drive value aligned to the objectives of the organisation.
* Proactively engage and influence stakeholders, including Excom, CRH Category Cluster teams and local cross-functional teams to deliver sourcing initiatives.
* Own the category end-to-end, including Sustainability, SRM and Contract Management driving contract compliance and long-term value-add and innovation.
* Be seen in the business as the expert in category knowledge, and able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge & understanding of all areas of spend within the category cluster.
* Effective communication with end-user stakeholders to ensure business needs & requirements are understood.
* Maximise value of contracts through compliance activity, proactive business engagement and responsiveness to stakeholders.
* Drive procurement KPI performance management through contract management and create a culture of continuous improvement with tangible results.
* Ensure highest ethical principles and standards are implemented.
* Drive execution of CRH regional and global strategies. Lead the coordination of all category activities within a country during bid and project execution phases.
* Drive category cluster synergies across UK businesses and IRE cluster.
The Ideal Candidate
* Educated to a degree in business or technical.
* Ideally MCIPS qualified.
* 5-8 years Procurement Experience.
* Experience in category management in a multi-country organisation.
* Fluent written and verbal English is a must, other languages a plus.
* Willing to cooperate in international projects.
* Experience in multiple industry sectors considered a plus.
Business Unit: National Performance & Building Products
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