Procurement Category Manager - Capex & Construction

Procurement Category Manger - CAPEX & Construction | £55,000 to £65,000 | 20% bonus | PMI | 7% matched pension + many more | High Wycombe - 2 days a week in the office | A household brand, in the Sunday Times Top 50 Companies to work for

A brand new role, working for a large reputable British brand, to come into the business and take ownership of an £80m Capex spend to develop some robust category strategies and creating best value from larger more complex spend areas.

You will regularly and consistently engage with the company's CxO and Director level stakeholders to support and deliver the highest level of service for the business. In order to succeed in this role, you will need Gravitas, Confidence, Adaptability, "Outside the box thinking" and Resilience to advise all stakeholders on how to best embed robust category strategies.

Role and responsibilities:

• Create a Capex strategy 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
• Support the development of global category strategies to a clear and prioritised pipeline of sourcing projects
• 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:

• Deep technical category experience within Capex, Capital or Construction (NEC/JCT)
• Previous experience working on complex global projects, dealing with Tier 1 & 2 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
• Will have a track record of category management, effecting change and continuous improvement through implementation of innovative category strategies
• Excellent communications skills when dealing with all levels of stakeholder
• Able to adapt in a very fast paced, continuously changing environment
• Degree or MCIPS qualified, nice to have but not essential