Category Lead
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Sector:
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Job type:
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Salary:
Negotiable
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Contact:
Ajay Rathod
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Contact email:
ajay.rathod@1st-executive.com
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Salary high:
0
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Salary low:
0
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Job ref:
J15296_1632128736
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Published:
over 2 years ago
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Duration:
6 Months
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Expiry date:
2021-10-20
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Startdate:
ASAP
Job Title: Category Manager
Location: Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Duration: 6 Months
Job Description:
Core day to day Duties:
* Manage relationships and engage with on-site teams.
* Work closely with the scientific teams to understand and define required items.
* Liaise with centralised commercial teams and framework suppliers.
* Creating, co-ordinating and managing requests through the internal procurement process.
* Manage stock control.
* Possible emergency orders to meet unforeseen consumable demand.
* Act as an escalation point for any suppliers in the event of any challenges encountered from a DJSC perspective.
* Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Minimum Requirement:
Essential
* Experience of requirements gathering (ANALYSIS)
* Experience of converting requirements into volumes/capacities and actionable activities.
* Experience of managing items from requirement definition through to procurement.
* Content for Business Justification templates within area of responsibility.
* Experience of being the contact point for escalations.
* Strong stakeholder management skills - typical SH's will be internal/external such as Scientists, suppliers
Desirable
* Experience of procurement roles
* Experience of working with public sector procurement; particularly frameworks.
* Knowledge of laboratory equipment and consumables.