Category Manager

Role: Category ManagerSalary/Rate: £ 61 per hr (inside IR35) Location: Hybrid - 2 days per week on site in ReadingContract Duration: 10 months

We are currently looking for a Category Manager for our government client. This Category Manager role is hybrid, based between 2 days per week on site in Aldermaston, near Reading, and the remainder of the week working remotely.

The contract for the Category Manager position is for 10-months with potential to extend, operating inside IR35.

Security Clearance: Security Check ("SC Clearance")

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

Role Profile/Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and drive Category Strategy to deliver cost effective category solutions and business-models for assigned categories.
• Consistently demonstrating positive behaviours in line with the company's environmental, sustainability, safety, health, security, quality and ethics standards.
• Volume based delivery managing lower value procurements.
• Securing and tracking cost reduction, contract management and continuity of Supply Chain.
• Strong Contract negotiation skills
• Ts and Cs knowledge is a must.
• Good understanding of Category Methodologies
• Supplier base management and supplier classification (Preferred Supplier List - PSL), securing competition in the supplier base.
• Implement ways of working according to 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.
• 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

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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. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. Our client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, they guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where they have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, theywill interview the best candidates from within that group. If you qualify, please notify us on igs at circlerecruitment dot com. We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your guaranteed interview. Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a better way for us to communicate, please do let us know.

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