Category Manager

The Role

Our client is the UK’s market leader in their field of expertise employing circa 14,000 staff. The organisation has a highly commercial and progressive edge but this is balanced with a real demonstration that they care about their customers and strive to provide excellence of service at all times. Business results (despite the economic climate) have also been compelling with their composite EBITDA demonstrating an impressive 33% growth.

Procurement is currently 18 months into a 3 year strategic initiative to pioneer change - delivering savings & real operational efficiencies. Due to business demand and exciting expansion plans a Category Manager opportunity has arisen. The unique proposition about this Category Manager role is; full Board level exposure, ability to work strategically with a number of business divisions, manage a breadth of categories/projects and work operationally to deliver/embed the solutions personally designed.

This role reports into the Group Procurement Director, a true leader within the profession with experience in leading blue-chip organisations and who will be instrumental in mentoring this new hire as they progress their career to a senior level.
 

Candidate Requirements

The Category Manager will be expected to lead end to end sourcing projects credibly across a mix of corporate and professional services. This will include responsibility from initial qualitative/quantitative analysis, stakeholder engagement, specification design, supplier identification, tendering, and negotiation to full supplier & contract management post contract award.

In addition to rigorous technical procurement skills this role will require someone with a very strong sense of commerciality who can apply a consultative style, be creative and show understanding/empathy for different stakeholder needs. They will also need excellent leadership ability to ultimately own the procurement function across the group and lead cross-functional teams.
 

Package & Benefits

Basic salary: £60,000 - £70,000
+ £5,000 Car Allowance
+ 10% Bonus
+ Healthcare
+ Pension
+ Strong opportunities for career development and job satisfaction
 

Next Steps

If you wish to register your interest in this role, have full working rights for the UK and meet the above criteria, please email your CV and salary details, in confidence, to amaclauchlan@purcon.co.uk quoting reference 11314/JaH

Purcon specialises in strategic procurement and supply chain management recruitment.