Procurement Category Manager - Non IT (12 month FTC) | £80,000 to £85,000 | Bonus | Healthcare | up to 12% employer pension | 28 days holiday + BH | + many more | London, Surrey, Bolton, Bristol - 2/3 days a week | A global Financial Services leading brand
An amazing opportunity to join on an initial 12 month FTC to support the newly appointed Group Head of Procurement to own and manage a range of Corporate Indirect spend, focussing on the higher value and most strategic projects.
For this role you will have ideally worked in a similar "Regulated Industry" like financial services, banking or insurance and covered a wide range of Non-IT related categories, such as;
Property, FM, Marketing, HR, Professional Services & Travel
Role and responsibilities:
* Create category strategies through to the delivery and performance including year on year annualised savings
* Develop group wide 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
* Monitor supplier risk and performance through reporting tools and business feedback
* Be a Procurement role model by living company values, consistently delivering to the high standards expected, promoting procurement through relationships
* On top over delivering strategic projects, ensure the business is getting the best service in line with cost efficiency
Experience and requirements:
* Extensive indirect category management; FM, Property, Marketing, Professional Services, HR & Travel
* Worked in a regulated industry such as Banking, Financial Services, Insurance or Professional Services
* Private sector procurement experience, ideally working for a global business
* Previous experience working on complex global projects, dealing with Tier 1 suppliers of significant values
* 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