Category Lead Manager
Our Business Support teams deliver the vital services to ensure the continued success of our business divisions. These services include HR, Finance, Procurement, Marketing, Legal and Commercial, Estates and Facilities, Core Technology, Corporate Security, IT, and Fleet. Every person in every team is contributing to the lasting impact our Team makes. Help keep the nation's critical digital infrastructures connected and protected.
Reporting into the Senior Procurement Manager, you will be accountable for managing categories of spend classed as Highways and associated spend with a significant total annual spend of circa £20m.
What you'll do:
Responsible for all RFx activities, managing the sourcing process, negotiation and contracting activities for H/M value categories and complex categories
Responsible for the evaluation of suppliers as part of supplier on-boarding process and implementation of i Procurement strategy category code management in line with Category strategy
Responsible for negotiation of flow-down terms for complex agreements
Responsible for on-going supplier performance and supplier relationship management throughout the contract lifetime, including inputs to risk register and risk mitigation strategies.
Responsible for management of internal and external stakeholders. Who you are:
This role would be ideal for a Category Lead Manager with proven experience in a very similar role.
Key Requirements:
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