Category Manager

PROCUREMENT CATEGORY MANAGER– ENGINEERING SERVICES, MRO & PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS (E.G. LOGISTICS SERVICES) – LEADING FMCG COMPANY – MANCHESTER (WITH TRAVEL) - £70,000 + CAR ALLOWANCE + EXCELLENT BENEFITS PACKAGE (30% BONUS)

One of the nation’s leading FMCG firms is investing heavily in its Strategic Procurement Hub, and due to an influx of major £ Multi-Million projects they are in need of a Engineering Services, MRO & Procurement Operations Procurement Category Manager to join their award winning team. As well as a challenging project oriented environment, the Engineering Services, MRO & Procurement Operations Category Manager will enjoy bringing strategic leadership to this immature, growing categories.

As MRO, Engineering Services & Procurement Operations Category Manager you will:-

• Create and implement category strategies for key spend areas aligned with the Business Units and Group Service functions
• Develop senior stakeholder relationships, expanding procurement’s involvement and control of non-traditional spend areas
• Use your deep knowledge of sourcing and/or category management processes to drive transformational change and improvement
• Present key insight/updates to the key stakeholders covering data analysis & market insight in order to ensure effective planning and decision making
• Implement a supplier relationship strategy to achieve the agreed KPIs and to develop sustainable added value potential
• Champion continuous improvement and procurement best practice to instil a high-performance culture

Required experience & qualifications:-

• Significant MRO and/or Engineering Services and/or Procurement Operations category management
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Procurement
• Ability to turn strategies and decisions into action
• Degree & CIPS qualifications preferred

If you are a talented Procurement specialist looking for a challenging project based environment and a collaborative team atmosphere, please apply by sending your CV to g.sivarajah@bramwithconsulting.co.uk or apply directly through this forum.