Our client is looking for a Category Manager (IT/Indirects). The salary banding for this role is 70-80k, plus a 5k car allowance and 15% bonus.
Responsibilities -
* The Category Manager - Indirects role is responsible for all company spend in the Indirects category, overseeing the delivery of Procurement and Contract Management activity.
* The role will ensure the efficient and effective delivery of tenders, commercial interventions, contract renewals and the in-life management of contracts.
* The role is crucial in ensuring strong commercial performance and contract performance to deliver the required level of operational performance.
* The role owns the Category Strategy for Indirects, ensuring that the business takes a strategic commercial overview.
* This strategy is built with significant stakeholder involvement, requiring influencing and organisational skills.
* The role leads the partnership with key suppliers in this area, driving strategy, maintaining contractual obligations, mitigating contractual, commercial and material risk.
Required Skills -
* Demonstrates a working knowledge of IT and other areas of Indirect procurement to ensure projects deliver the optimum whole life value.
* Evidence of managing contracts of significant value and complexity
* Evidence of creating category and commercial strategies to enhance the value delivered through contracts
* Significant experience of working within a commercial function of a complex business
* Track record of delivering strong performance of suppliers, tackling issues and driving innovation
* Adept at communicating, influencing, coaching, educating, challenging and managing senior stakeholders