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Category Manager (Plant & Fleet)

Job Posted: a month ago

Salary: £ 65,000 - 65,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Wimborne, Dorset

Expire in: 2 days

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Category Manager (Plant & Fleet) to join the Procurement function within a global Construction & Infrastructure business. Successful applicants must have experience of Plant and Fleet procurement including CAPEX and Vehicles with experience managing agreements and spend linked to capital expenditure and hire arrangements.

This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days in office a week and whilst the preference is for that location to be Wimborne there are multiple sites across the Wessex region that could also be utilised.

Role requirements of the Category Manager (Plant & Fleet)

As a Category Manager, you will work with your stakeholders to identify the best way to deliver value.

You will look to understand the market, identify opportunities to aggregate spend and your categories and develop new sourcing opportunities.

Working at an experienced level, you will ensure that all procurement activity and agreements are designed and implemented to deliver best value to the company, working collaboratively with partners to provide innovation in products and processes.

You will work closely with the relevant internal departments as well as externally with our growing supply base.

Skills & Experience of the Category Manager (Plant & Fleet) 

You will have extensive equivalent working experience in the field of category management of plant and fleet. In addition, you will preferably be MCIPS accredited or hold an equivalent accreditation.

You will have worked in a plant and fleet, utilities, or a heavy industry environment, with prior experience purchasing equipment and managing hire arrangements in a fast-paced pace high-volume sector.

Other skills and experience required to undertake this role include:

Strong commercial and negotiation skills

Tendering and framework management experience

Stakeholder management and communication skills

The ability to operate both independently as well as working collaboratively as part of a team

Working knowledge of a range of contract types

Working knowledge of eSourcing systems.

The Package of the Category Manager (Plant & Fleet)

Competitive salary 
A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
Career progression and professional development opportunities.
25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
A car allowance (subject to conditions).
A performance-related bonus (subject to conditions).
The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
One paid volunteering day each year.
Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.

This role would be suitable for someone who has held t position within procurement ad a procurement manager, procurement specialist, sourcing specialist, category manager or category specialist

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