Role: Principal Category Manager- SC
Location : Aldermaston (2 days/week on site)
IR35: Inside
Rate: £81.74hr (Umbrella) MAX
Duration: 15 Months
Essential:
SC Clearance
Sole UK National
Proven sourcing strategy experience
Experience of end-to-end procurement lifecycle
A Procurement specialist with strong category management experience.
Strong supplier engagement skills
Stakeholder Management skills.
Has worked with stakeholders to clearly define requirements
Worked on Large scale Commercial contracts
Diverse category experience
High level of Commercial Acumen
Central Government experience
Key Responsibilities:
Category Management
Drive and implement Category Strategy to deliver cost effective category solutions and business models.
Supplier base management and supplier classification (Preferred Supplier List – PSL), securing competition in the supplier base.
Implement ways of working according to Category Management Framework including the delivery of Category targets and KPI's for assigned group of spend categories.
Business Intelligence, benchmark and market insight to support category development.
The Senior Category Manager, with the sub-category Team, are responsible for securing and tracking cost reduction, contract management and continuity of Supply Chain. Strategic Sourcing Prepare & execute the RFx process in collaboration with stakeholders including supplier evaluation and selection, supplier negotiations (costs and contract).
Contribute to the long-term business ensuring competitive initial cost and total cost development in the product and service life cycle and maintenance of the specific supplier contract for products and services.
Contract Management
Prepare and execute a Contract which is appropriate to the scope, value and risk outlined in the sourcing strategy, ensuring all relevant stakeholders have contributed and approved as appropriate.
Administer the Contract in accordance with all of the terms and conditions ensuring contract compliance.
Ensure appropriate management of commercial risks, forecast spend and change impacts with key stakeholders. Supplier Relationship Management Suppliers segmented and managed (quality, performance, risk) in accordance with the Supplier Relationship Management Framework.
Monitor and mitigate supplier risks, make corrective action plans for the identified risks.
Supplier Strategies for key suppliers within assigned group of spend categories.
Stakeholders Collaboration
Secure stakeholders involvement and participation in category strategies, sourcing activities and supplier relationship management activities and share SCM category strategies, PSL, supplier performance etc
Desirable:
NEC Contract knowledge Option A, C and E or any equivalent contracts
Construction background
Site Decontamination exposure
Waste services exposure would be beneficial
Nuclear/defence background would be advantageous
Disability Confident
As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
Armed Forces Covenant
CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
If you qualify for the above, please notify us on.
We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.
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