Global Category Specialist - HR & Professional Services (Europe) | £55,000 to £60,000 | 20% bonus | 8% company pension | Private Healthcare | 26 days holiday + Bank Holidays | + many more | Based in the Windsor/Staines area - 2 to 3 days a week on site | Working for a globally leading group, with 6 household businesses within it.
A brand new opening for an experienced HR & Professional Services category expert to join a large, multi-site, global procurement function reporting into the Head of Indirect Procurement who's based in Europe.
In the midst of a global transformation, you will need to be able to work at pace, be able to adapt to change and have a confident manor to engage with senior stakeholders in the UK and various countries in Europe.
Role and responsibilities:
* Create category strategies through to the delivery and performance including year on year annualised savings
* Develop category plans and strategies to ensure alignment for the group, leveraging suppliers to support local offices
* Engage, manage and influence senior stakeholders from Director to Board level to ensure buy-in, utilising strong market knowledge
* Build relationships with key stakeholders to ensure a rounded knowledge of a suppliers performance
* Be commercially astute and looking for best value across all projects you engage in, whether proactively or reactive
* On top over delivering strategic projects, ensure the business is getting the best service in line with cost efficiency
Experience and requirements:
* Experience in Category Management across HR & Professional Service
* Worked in a global business and able to work at pace, in a period of change and transformation
* Private sector procurement experience, ideally working for a global business
* Confident in negotiating and managing C-suite stakeholders
* Confident in engaging and influencing senior level stakeholders, and across various regions
* A highly strategic mindset when approaching procurement, suppliers and business needs
* Excellent communications skills when dealing with contacts in different cultures and countries
* Able to adapt in a very fast paced, continuously changing environment
* MCIPS qualified, nice to have but not essential