Elevation Recruitment Group's Procurement & Supply Chain division are excited to be working with a leading Freight business in the search for a Category  Manager into their team on a full time, permanent basis.  The Group Procurement Manager will be responsible for  maximising efficiency and contributing to business results as well as hold key responsibility for the procurement of goods & services for the business by identifying supplier sources, screening and negotiating terms. Duties & Responsibilities of the Group Procurement Manager will include: 

• Stakeholder management across the business, project co-ordination, working cross-functionally, setting and delivering on agreed timescales
• Work with internal customers to ensure inputs needed for Procurement function are available
• Ensure Procurement policy is adhered to within Procurement and promote around the business
• Develop, implement and refresh category plans which examine the marketplace and identify savings
• Tender, evaluation and negotiation of long-term supply contracts complete with terms and conditions 
• Negotiation and implementation of contract variations to protect budgets
• Ensuring on time delivery in full to agreed plans 
• Monitor and improve supplier delivery, quality and cost performance 
• Launch price enquiries with suppliers against new bids and evaluate/negotiate offers 
• Lead the supplier qualification process for new and existing sources of supply against allocated Indirect Categories; categories including (but not limited to) Marketing, IT, Facilities, Recruitment & Hotels

Key Skills & Experience required: 

• 3-5 years Indirect procurement experience 
• Experienced in project management / stakeholder management / customer focused
• Proven track record of cost savings and improvement to service level
• Experienced negotiator / experienced in supplier relationship management (SRM)
• Understanding of basic engineering (desirable)
• Fully CIPS Qualified (desirable)

If you are interested in hearing more about this position, please apply today or call Harry Bullen for a confidential chat today!