Procurement Category Manager | Non IT (12 month FTC)
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Christian Rowles
Procurement Category Manager – Non IT (12 month FTC) | £80,000 to £85,000 | Bonus | Healthcare | up to 12% employer pension | 28 days holiday + BH | + many more | London, Surrey, Bolton, Bristol – 2/3 days a week | A global Financial Services leading brand
An amazing opportunity to join on an initial 12 month FTC to support the newly appointed Group Head of Procurement to own and manage a range of Corporate Indirect spend, focussing on the higher value and most strategic projects.
For this role you will have ideally worked in a similar “Regulated Industry” like financial services, banking or insurance and covered a wide range of Non-IT related categories, such as;
Property, FM, Marketing, HR, Professional Services & Travel
Role and responsibilities:
- Create category strategies through to the delivery and performance including year on year annualised savings
- Develop group wide category plans and strategies to ensure alignment for the group, leveraging suppliers to support local offices
- Engage, manage and influence senior stakeholders from Director to Board level to ensure buy-in, utilising strong market knowledge
- Build relationships with key stakeholders to ensure a rounded knowledge of a suppliers performance
- Monitor supplier risk and performance through reporting tools and business feedback
- Be a Procurement role model by living company values, consistently delivering to the high standards expected, promoting procurement through relationships
- On top over delivering strategic projects, ensure the business is getting the best service in line with cost efficiency
Experience and requirements:
- Extensive indirect category management; FM, Property, Marketing, Professional Services, HR & Travel
- Worked in a regulated industry such as Banking, Financial Services, Insurance or Professional Services
- Private sector procurement experience, ideally working for a global business
- Previous experience working on complex global projects, dealing with Tier 1 suppliers of significant values
- Confident in engaging and influencing senior level stakeholders, and across various regions
- A highly strategic mindset when approaching procurement, suppliers and business needs
- Excellent communications skills when dealing with contacts in different cultures and countries
- Able to adapt in a very fast paced, continuously changing environment
- MCIPS qualified, nice to have but not essential
Apply directly or email your CV to christian@talentdrive.co.uk
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