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Category Manager
Location: – Birmingham/Sheffield – Hybrid – 2 days in the office
Duration: 6 months with the potential for extensions
Role Summary:
The Procurement Category Manager will be responsible for driving category strategy management and planning for a procurement sub-category on a global basis. This role aims to deliver competitive advantage for HSBC through cost savings, lifecycle value generation, demand management, and innovation. Additionally, the Procurement Category Manager will execute sourcing projects to achieve savings targets and other key business outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
* Category Strategy Management: Develop and implement category strategies to deliver cost savings, lifecycle value, demand management, and innovation.
* Sourcing Projects: Execute global and local sourcing projects in line with category strategies, leveraging supply and demand-side levers.
* Risk Mitigation: Apply in-depth sourcing and contracting knowledge to mitigate commercial, contractual, and operational risks associated with the purchase of goods and services.
* Post-Contract Value: Identify and deliver post-contract value opportunities by collaborating with business supplier managers and the relevant supply base, ensuring alignment with category strategies.
* Support Global Category Leads: Provide category management expertise and execute sourcing projects across various sub-category areas, leveraging specific category knowledge.
* Project Management: Deploy strategic sourcing disciplines, excellent project management, and relationship management skills to deliver projects.
Categories: The role involves working on sourcing/contracting projects across the following categories. Previous experience leading large global contracts ($25m+) with suppliers in these categories is essential:
* Cards, Unsecured and Secured Lending, and Payments
* ATMs, Cheques, and Cash
* Credit Bureau Agencies and Debt Collection Agencies
* BPO Outsourcing
* Travel
* Events
Qualifications:
* Proven experience in leading large global contracts ($25m+) within the specified categories.
* Strong knowledge of sourcing and contracting processes.
* Excellent project management and relationship management skills.
* Ability to identify and deliver post-contract value opportunities.
* Strong risk mitigation skills in commercial, contractual, and operational aspects.
* Experience: 5 to 10+ years of experience working in large, complex companies.
Either apply direct! Or please contact me on mohammed.wasim@tapfin.com.
Please note, in the event of a high volume of applications for this role, we will not be able to respond to each individual applicant. Unfortunately, if you have not been contacted within 7 days we will not be progressing with your application. Thank you for your understanding.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Contract
Job function
* Supply Chain and Purchasing
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