Job Description
Category Manager
Location: Bracknell 4 days per week on-site
Permanent
Salary – £66,000 inclusive of bonus plus excellent benefits
My client is a global manufacturer and they are now looking for a Category Manager to join their team. Your responsibilities in the role include:
* Owning Category Leadership across the Businesses & Divisions, serving as a Procurement Category Specialist for Metals within 3rd Party Manufacturing.
* Driving Supplier Optimization to help the company and the Procurement organization meet its cost savings and working capital goals.
* Innovating Cost Reduction Strategies by initiating and implementing best practices in Procurement.
* Leading Supplier Engagements as the primary contact, spearheading negotiations supporting effective NPI launches and managing complex supplier relationships.
* Solving complex challenges by identifying and implementing solutions for dual sourcing, negotiation category strategy, supplier management, and external supply sources.
* Enhancing Processes by identifying and leading opportunities for improvements that enhance service speed or cost through comprehensive analysis of procurement data and metrics.
* Building strong partnerships with suppliers and internal stakeholders, including manufacturing, R&D, portfolio finance and supply chain operations.
* Negotiating complex agreements to manage supply relationships including VMI, consigned materials, formula-based pricing, etc.
Skills and Experience
* Bachelor’s degree or higher, or equivalent industry experience.
* Proficient experience in sourcing, procurement and supply chain within a manufacturing organization.
* Experience in procurement within the metals commodity or metal fabrication space.
* Strong negotiation and contracting skills.
* Proactive and initiative-driven with a positive approach.
* Project management experience.
* Proven collaboration skills with internal and external stakeholders on complex projects.
* Effective communication skills at all organizational levels.
* Financial acumen and comfort with conducting business analytics.
Required Experience
Manager
Key Skills
Abinitio, Aerospace Engineering, Corporate Relationship, Business Administration, Financial Reporting, Avionics
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
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