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Category Manager - Indirect/IT Procurement
Job Posted: 3 hours ago
Salary: £ 55,000 - 60,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Category Manager (Indirect/ IT Procurement)
Location: Based in Leeds (working 2 days in office)
Salary: c.£60,000 plus strong benefits package
Grafton Recruitment are working with a large international corporate to appoint a Category Manager who will manage group indirect, and technology spend.
You will be an experienced procurement professional with knowledge of managing key suppliers, leading those supplier relationships, and negotiating and implementing contracts for goods and services.
This role will take responsibility for working alongside the stakeholders in the business to lead tenders and contract award for categories that include IT products and services, and professional services spend. You will need to have excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, as well as strong project management skills.
This role offers a great opportunity to lead category strategy for defined areas and negotiate high value contracts. You will be part of a large and sophisticated procurement team.
Responsibilities:
Supplier Sourcing - identification and evaluation of suppliers
Tendering, negotiating, and implementing contracts and agreements
Managing complex contracts, and identifying supplier risk
Managing, advising, and influencing stakeholders through the procurement process
Managing supplier relationships, setting supplier strategy and evaluating supplier performance
Project procurement and category management approachRequirements:
Experience of leading and managing end to end procurement process, tendering and contract award.
Procurement experience for indirect categories, including IT specifically.
Excellent influencing skills, managing cross function projects and senior stakeholders.
To apply or for further details please contact Adrian Harrison (Principal Consultant - Procurement Recruitment)
Grafton Recruitment are part of the €3.5bn GI Recruitment Group, and we have specialisms in HR, sales & marketing, and procurement & supply chain.
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