Category Manager

Job Description

Category Manager

Location:

Bracknell 4 days per week on-site

Permanent

Salary – £66,000 inclusive of bonus plus excellent benefits

My client is a global manufacturer and they are now looking for a Category Manager to join their team. Your responsibilities in the role include:

• Owning Category Leadership across the Businesses & Divisions, serving as a Procurement Category Specialist for Metals within 3rd Party Manufacturing.
• Driving Supplier Optimization to help the company and the Procurement organization meet its cost savings and working capital goals.
• Innovating Cost Reduction Strategies by initiating and implementing best practices in Procurement.
• Leading Supplier Engagements as the primary contact, spearheading negotiations supporting effective NPI launches and managing complex supplier relationships.
• Solving complex challenges by identifying and implementing solutions for dual sourcing, negotiation category strategy, supplier management, and external supply sources.
• Enhancing Processes by identifying and leading opportunities for improvements that enhance service speed or cost through comprehensive analysis of procurement data and metrics.
• Building strong partnerships with suppliers and internal stakeholders, including manufacturing, R&D, portfolio finance and supply chain operations.
• Negotiating complex agreements to manage supply relationships including VMI, consigned materials, formula-based pricing, etc.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, or equivalent industry experience.
• Proficient experience in sourcing, procurement and supply chain within a manufacturing organization.
• Experience in procurement within the metals commodity or metal fabrication space.
• Strong negotiation and contracting skills.
• Proactive and initiative-driven with a positive approach.
• Project management experience.
• Proven collaboration skills with internal and external stakeholders on complex projects.
• Effective communication skills at all organizational levels.
• Financial acumen and comfort with conducting business analytics.

Manager

Abinitio, Aerospace Engineering, Corporate Relationship, Business Administration, Financial Reporting, Avionics

Employment Type:

Full-Time

Experience:

years

Vacancy: 1