Category Manager

Circle Group; Reading; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000

Job description

Role: Category Manager
Salary/Rate: £ 61 per hr (inside IR35)
Location: Mainly remote
Contract Duration: 18 months

We are currently looking for a Category Manager for our government client. This Category Manager role is remote, with the potential for occasional meetings in the Reading area.

The contract for the Category Manager position is for 18-months with potential to extend, operating inside IR35.

Security Clearance: eligible for Security Check ('SC Clearance') + sole UK national

This role is inside IR35 - Due to the service of the role, it will now be based on an Umbrella solution.

Essential skills/experience required:

• Ideally 5 years' experience in a Category Manager role
• Have an understanding of category management in professional services
• Consultancy experience
• Understand the differences between procuring contingent workers and packages of work
• Ability to make risk-based decisions
• Ability to quickly assess/analyse and understand the best route to market
• Previous experience within defence / highly regulated environments
• Understands off payroll/IR35 guidance
• Strong communication skills
• A 'doer' with the savvy to call out things as needed
• Public sector procurement experience desirable
• Knowledge of Oracle Fusion and SAP Fieldglass desirable

The Role:

• Develop, implement and drive Category Strategy to deliver cost effective category solutions and business models for assigned categories.
• Supplier base management and supplier classification (Preferred Supplier List - PSL), securing competition in the supplier base.
• Implement ways of working according to the Category Management Framework including the delivery of Category targets and KPI's for assigned group of spend categories.
• Business Intelligence, suppliers benchmark and market insight to support category development.
• The Category Manager, with the sub-category Team, is responsible for securing and tracking cost reduction, contract management and continuity of Supply Chain.
• Prepare & execute the RFx process in collaboration with stakeholders including supplier evaluation and selection, supplier negotiations (costs and contract).
• Contribute to the long-term business ensuring competitive initial cost and total cost development in the product and service life cycle and maintenance of the specific supplier contract for products and services.
• Suppliers segmented and managed (quality, performance, risk) in accordance with the Supplier Relationship Management Framework.
• Monitor and mitigate supplier risks, make corrective action plans for the identified risks.
• Supplier Strategies for key suppliers within assigned group of spend categories.
• Secure stakeholders' involvement and participation in category strategies, sourcing activities and supplier relationship management activities and share SCM category strategies, PSL, supplier performance etc.

Interview Process: MS Teams

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As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Circle and our Client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.