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Category Manager

Posting Number: 9144439
Title : Category Manager
City : Wakefield
Country : United Kingdom
Business Sector: Procurement ( Services )
Job Type: Part-Time
Annual Salary: £45,000.00 - £50,000.00
Start Date: 30-60 days after employment offer is granted
Number of Available Positions: 1

primary requirements

The candidate will have:

  •  Proven experience in a sourcing role
  •  Excellent commercial acumen and negotiation skills
  •  Ability to lead Procurement projects at a senior level
  •  Experience in facilities management, site services or mechanical services (maintenance and MRO)
  • Candidates with MCIPS qualification are preferred.
Interpersonal skills are the mainstay of any management role, but procurement category managers have a particularly important need, as they will be dealing not only with people from their own company, but also those from the suppliers. Although both companies’ fortunes may well be bound by each other’s success, being able to engender trust and communication is a key trait to possess. Negotiation skills will also be required.

primary duties

Key responsibilities include:
  •  Supplier Relationship Management
  •  Contract Management
  •  Deliver savings and value added through strategic sourcing activity
  •  Manage tenders and negotiations for high value and complex contracts

other duties

The manager could well have a good deal of independence when it comes to dealing with his or her category. Senior management will have come up with targets and it will be down to the individual managers to use their procurement skills and knowledge of the sector to meet those targets without impacting on the efficient running of the company’s operations.

other notes

The category manager will be responsible for overseeing the procurement of his or her category of goods. As well as maintaining the smooth running of the process, the manager will also need to be able to identify savings and efficiencies in the system, both from actual trading figures and from forecasts, the commission of which the manager will be in charge of, usually with the help of a team of analysts.