Procurement Category Manager - IT, Leeds

GEP ,
Leeds, West Yorkshire
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Job Type: Full-time

Overview

GEP is a diverse, creative team of people passionate about procurement. We invest ourselves entirely in our client’s success, creating strong collaborative relationships that deliver extraordinary value year after year. Our clients include market global leaders with far-flung international operations, Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises, leading government and public institutions. We deliver practical, effective services and software that enable procurement leaders to maximise their impact on business operations, strategy and financial performance. That’s just some of the things that we do in our quest to build a beautiful company, enjoy the journey and make a difference. GEP is a place where individuality is prized, and talent respected. We’re focused on what is real and effective. GEP is where good ideas and great people are recognized, results matter, and ability and hard work drive achievements. We’re a learning organization, actively looking for people to help shape, grow and continually improve us. Are you one of us? GEP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability status, or any other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to hiring and valuing a global diverse work team. For more information please visit us on GEP.com or check us out on LinkedIn.com. The Category Manager will utilise their deep sourcing and supplier management experience to help our customers drive tangible results. The position would act as part of GEP’s Global Delivery Consulting Group and will be responsible for category management services including, but not limited to, Category Strategy development, strategic sourcing, client stakeholder management, supplier performance management, and continuous cost and performance improvement to our strategic clients. Additionally, you will develop and provide category market insight to the GEP’s Category Advisory Groups (CAG’s) team for internal capabilities development. Responsibilities : Building long term category strategies for clients based on a thorough understanding of their current state, and the external market environment Conducting opportunity assessments for new clients or for new addressable areas for existing clients, including budgeting and sourcing wave plans that support overall savings target achievement Using innovative, and category specific procurement levers to drive value for your client Leading all supplier selection and procurement activities (e.g. RFI, RFP, RFQ, Scorecard and Bid Analysis, etc.) Negotiation of supplier contracts utilising client contract templates & procedures Interfacing and communicating with project team, management, and stakeholders, and provide support with respect to Supplier Management/Procurement processes and policies. Ownership of Third Party Vendor performance (SLA’s/KPI’s) and supplier relationship management. Establish metrics, monitor on-going vendor performance, addressing any service failures expeditiously and provide aggregate reporting on supplier performance Cooperating with and contributing to the development of Centre of Excellence (CoE) team(s) Qualifications / Experience : Bachelor’s Degree in a quantitative discipline (business/ finance/ economics/ engineering/ mathematics) or equivalent Post-Graduate degree preferred or relevant industry certifications are desired (MCIPS/CPM/CPSM/CSCP/CPIM). Minimum of 5 years of experience in category management, procurement, and/or supply chain function. Including at least 1 - 2 years of experience in IT category Strong customer service orientation Proficiency in MS Office (e.g. Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint) and Procurement software’s such as SAP, Ariba or other ERP systems Key Skills : Fluent English High degree of motivation Ability to prioritise and self-direct Strong business acumen and sound interpersonal skills Excellent communication, analytical, negotiation and problem-solving skills Ability to adapt to the varied corporate cultures and organizational structures of our customers Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment Procurement of contingent labour and managed service models

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