Category Manager

Your new company
Do you look at things differently? Are you looking for a procurement role where you make an impact, drive change and grow your career and where the savings you make directly benefit people? My client is looking for an experienced Category Manager to deliver a world-class service and provide creative, cost-effective solutions for their toughest challenges. A well established organisation who are investing heavily in their people, systems and processes. There has never been a better time to attend.
Your new role
A role has arisen to join the organisation as a Category Manager. The Category Manager will be responsible for the efficient services within the Category and associated consumable products. The Category Manager will foster a highly professional and responsive client service approach and act as the main point of contact for the Category, building and maintaining strong relationships with all the key stakeholders along with developing Spend Efficiency Reports and agreeing pricing and implementation for the Trusts.
Main Duties will Include;

• Managing the market category across the trusts
• Be the expert for your category area with a detailed understanding of the market, industry trends, product/service options and best practice.
• Ensure stakeholder and supplier engagement, in development of the category strategy to identify product innovation, best practice, process improvement and efficiency opportunities.
• Manage supplier relationships during the strategy stage/sourcing process, participate in supplier business reviews and review market trends/technologies as they arise in assigned categories.
• Managing multiple programmes from the public sector/OJEU tendering to contract award and ongoing supplier relationship management
• Performance manages against programme targets and ensures the best value for money
• Support the National Category Manager in the delivery of category plans (timescale, business revenue & margin, supplier management etc)

What you\'ll need to succeed

• Experience of managing the whole procurement lifecycle.
• Results focused on responding naturally to pressure and demanding deadlines.
• Broad Category experience
• Able to demonstrate good commercial acumen, attention to detail and previous category knowledge.
• An exceptional communicator and stakeholder manager with the ability to build and maintain an extensive network of contacts within the category
• Highly developed numerical and analytical person with strong Excel knowledge
• Be willing to travel as required.

What you\'ll get in return
The chance to work for a successful organisation in a friendly, supportive and energetic working environment for people who are committed to career development. A competitive salary and the potential to receive an annual pay progression, a hybrid working pattern with nominal travel are required for the office in Sheffield with fantastic transport links. Fantastic employee benefits such as 25 days holiday + bank holidays, opportunity to purchase holiday, health cash benefit, cycle to work scheme, business car lease scheme & more.
What you need to do now
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