Category Manager

OUR KEY RAIL CLIENT URGENTLY REQUIRE A CATEGORY MANAGER TO JOIN THEIR TEAM IN MILTON KEYNES ON A CONTRACT BASIS.

SCOPE OF THE ROLE

To apply specialist knowledge in a particular category group, enabling the delivery of strategic procurement. To seek out and secure contract and supplier arrangements that provide goods and services necessary for efficient operation of the business.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

- To work with internal and external stakeholders to understand future business strategies and maintain an up-to-date supply and demand plan
- To collect, review, analyse and maintain all category-related and supplier performance data for particular categories, to feed in to innovative category strategies.
- To develop expertise in specific aspects of category groups, and create and maintain the relevant category strategies covering all of the organisation's requirements.
- To be responsible for day-to-day supplier relationship management for relevant specialist area.
- To support the delivery of supplier innovation and other new requirements for relevant categories.
- To provide day-to-day governance of spend in the relevant category areas.
- To develop commercial strategies to better incentivise reliable supplier performance and drive supplier performance development programmes and sourcing activity effectiveness

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

- STRATEGIC OUTLOOK, including the ability to fully analyse options and drive delivery of recommendations.
- Understanding and application of best practice supply chain management within relevant markets.
- Proven experience of managing 3RD PARTY SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS as well as relationships with key internal stakeholders.
- Excellent numerical, report writing and presentational skills.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent professional education, or experience.
- Proven commercial track record in capital intensive, ASSET RICH INDUSTRIES
- Relevant experience in the RAIL industry would be highly advantageous.

IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THIS ROLE THEN PLEASE APPLY NOW FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION!

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