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Indirects Category Manager - London (£75K)

Indirects Category Manager - London (£75K)

  • Location

    London, England

  • Sector:

    Procurement

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    £65000 - £75000 per annum + Excellent Corporate Benefits

  • Contact:

    Samir Zargar

  • Contact email:

    samir.zargar@1st-executive.com

  • Salary high:

    75000

  • Salary low:

    65000

  • Job ref:

    SZJ10777_1542190174

  • Published:

    over 5 years ago

  • Expiry date:

    2018-12-14

Indirects Category Manager - London (£75K)

We're currently recruiting for a Indirects Category Manager - London (£75K) within one of the UK's most customer centric and flexible brands, currently in the midst of procurement transformation embracing a more adaptable environment in the Telecoms sector. You will enter a goal focused Procurement function, working alongside & reporting directly to the Head of Procurement. This is a fantastic personal development opportunity for decisive & self-motivated individuals with a service effective mindset of driving down indirect costs.

Role:

As the Indirects Category Manager - London (£75K), you will work across indirect sourcing projects driving cost savings across HR, Professional Services, Marketing, FM & Travel to name a few.

The core company values encourage relationship building and influencing of key stakeholders, to ensure greater judgement in decisions can be made to reduce indirect spend.

Key responsibilities will include;

  • Create, implement and review spend across the indirect categories (HR, Professional Services, Marketing, FM & Travel etc).
  • Responsible for working alongside teams right across the full end-to-end sourcing process (business requirements to contract execution & performance management).
  • Work collaboratively with business partners and key business stakeholders.
  • Ensure that the above delivers end-to-end commercial, contractual and relationship lifecycle value, in the eyes of key stakeholders and from the bottom line.
  • Be resilient & confident cross-functionally; Lead & support people across the organisation with best procurement practices.

Experience:

  • The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience across Indirect Procurement spend; I.e. HR, Marketing, Professional Services, FM & Travel.
  • Ideally, will have experience in working within "Greenfield" procurement functions.
  • Able to demonstrate confidence, approachability & collaborative working skills.
  • Able to demonstrate reason and influence key stakeholders.
  • Ability to work in a collaborative, responsive, and self-motivated manner.

Please call me directly on 01483 212 192 to explore this fantastic opportunity in full detail.