Senior Category Buyer

We are currently seeking a Category Manager to join our Derbyshire-based client on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will have experience delivering a stakeholder-focused process to secure significant savings across indirect and GNFR categories managing a spend of up to £17m.

Day to Day activities:

• Manage Facilities Management category for two of the client's sites


• Proactively work with suppliers to build longstanding commercial relationships


• Work with suppliers to ensure quality of service via implementing excellent contract management processes


• Run end-to-end process for new tenders from PQQ to award


• Liaise with internal stakeholder to champion best practise for procurement
  
  Indirect Category Management


• Proven experience managing suppliers including contract resolutions


• Excellent understanding of contracts (reviewing and drafting)


Beneficial Skills:

• CIPS qualified (or willing to complete CIPs paid for by the client)


• Experience working in a highly regulated safety-critical industry
  
  Pulled from the full job description


• Company pension


• Flexitime


• Free parking


• On-site parking


• Work from home, Package:


• Salary up to £50,000


• Bonus up to 10% based on company and personal performance


• 25 days holiday


• Health insurance


• Training fund


• Excellent pension