Procurement - Strategic Category Manager

Procurement - Strategic Category Manager - Leeds (3 days per week) - £70,000 + package

This prestigious £Multi-Billion FTSE 100 Financial Services Firm is enjoying rapid global expansion and is pouring investment into an already award-winning best-in-class Sourcing Hub. As a result, the Firm has created a new position for an ambitious Indirect Strategic Sourcing expert to join their journey.

As a Strategic Sourcing Specialist within this ‎fast-growing function, you will receive one-to-one training and development from senior sponsors to enable your progression within 12 months, and have a phenomenal opportunity to create a legacy for yourself within a largely untapped spend categories.

The client are happy to look at candidates either from a Directs or Indirects category background.

Key role involvements: -

• Being a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in contract drafting, negotiating with major global suppliers and liaising, persuading and collaborating with senior stakeholders and legal specialists
• Support the Global Category Managers with the implementation and communication of the Procurement strategy plan for categories including supplier management as appropriate.
• Driving compliance and best practice throughout the Strategic Sourcing process
• Creating RFIs & RFPs to support major £Multi-Million procurement projects, skillfully handling complex tenders from beginning to end
• Reporting directly into the Procurement & Supplier Management Director, learning from them and their team of Procurement experts and enjoying a personally tailored development programme to ensure your promotion to Management within 12-18 months

Required experience, skills & qualifications: -

• Proven experience within Indirect Procurement with the ability to work across multiple sub-categories
• Demonstrable experience operating in a commercially focused, strategic procurement team with strong analytical experience.
• Experience of managing end-to-end procurement processes over multiple projects.
• Degree from a leading institution
• Strong knowledge of procurement / sourcing / supplier contracts, with significant experience of contract drafting and skillful negotiation
• The ability to operate in a commercially savvy and highly intelligent environment, being credible and authoritative with senior stakeholders and legal experts

If you are an ambitious and highly intelligent procurement, sourcing and contracts management specialist looking for a prestigious FTSE 100 company in which to invest and progress to Management, this could be an excellent career move for you.

To apply please send your CV directly to g.sivarajah@bramwithconsulting.co.uk or apply through this forum