Category Manager - Indirects

British Sugar is a home-grown success story and one of the most efficient and competitive beet processers in the world. Around 3,500 farmers based in East Anglia and the East Midlands supply our four advanced manufacturing sites with eight million tonnes of sugar beet every year. We, in turn, make this in to over 1 million tonnes of sugar, serving customers across the UK, Ireland and increasingly growing commercially in the EU and world sugar markets.

£60,600 to £65,000

Reporting to the Senior Category Manager Indirects you will be an integral member of the procurement team partnering with key stakeholders to develop and implement cross functional procurement strategies.  Working closely with stakeholders in Supply Chain, IS and Corporate Services to provide expert market knowledge and insight into deliver business objectives and targeted results.

• Implementation of sourcing strategies to deliver the agreed objectives and targeted results with both the stakeholders and the Senior Category Manager.
• Engagement and sponsorship with stakeholders to deliver the objectives, offering challenge and support to stakeholders as required.
• Managing supplier relationships to ensure necessary contractual arrangements are constructed, negotiated and service level agreements are in place to allow appropriate Performance Management.
• Prioritisation and delivery of a range of projects across the Indirects team, ensuring risks are mitigated and delivered to agreed deadlines. 
• Leading and support the Indirects teams through the commercial and contractual process with British Sugar’s suppliers resulting in robust contractual frameworks or contracts which meet all of ABF’s corporate requirements.
• Supporting and developing the Indirects procurement team to increase performance and capability.
• Ensure Procurement tools, systems and processes are kept up to date and are used to the full e.g.  contract database.

• Proven track record of leading and delivering sourcing strategies within a manufacturing environment and the supporting functions.
• Broad knowledge across a range of categories with flexibility to react to stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of all regulatory requirements relevant to the contracts and spend categories.
• Experience of e-procurement tools and P2P requirements.
• Commercially astute and financially literate.
• Degree level or equivalent.
• CIPS Level 6.
• Analytically strong to interrogate data with well-developed presentation and communication skills.
• Experienced negotiator and strong influential skills to obtain buy in and engagement.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills.
• Driven with a desire to achieve.
• Ability to coach or mentor other team members in BS
• Must hold Full UK Driving Licence as travel to manufacturing sites is required.