Category Manager

Your new role
Hays Procurement are excited to be recruiting for a new role as a Category Manager for a recognised charity. As Category Manager, you will establish and effectively manage a portfolio of supply contracts within assigned commodity categories resulting in the efficient, cost-effective, acquisition of goods and services.
The Category Manager will provide support to the Procurement Manager in the management of National Supply Contracts and initiatives resulting in the successful delivery of the Procurement work plan.
Key duties and responsibilities include;

• To work closely with key stakeholders and the Procurement Manager to establish and deliver a detailed contract work plan for assigned categories.
• To effectively manage and develop a category specific work plan once established.
• To identify and achieve cost savings in line with projections and agreed targets across all assigned categories.
• To increase the level of expenditure covered by formal contractual arrangements and procurement influence across assigned categories.
• To reduce risk between both commercial and clinical by increasing the level of formal contract coverage across assigned categories.
• To co-ordinate the tender process for procurement within assigned categories.
• To support/lead post tender negotiations, including debriefing of suppliers and the corresponding preparation of contract documentation.
• To perform analysis of expenditure to track current spending and initiate cost savings and to provide, as a minimum, quarterly reports to the Procurement Manager and key regional stakeholders.
• To prepare periodic procurement reports in relation to assigned categories for Management in conjunction with the Procurement Manager.

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience in a similar role within either the public sector or non-for-profit/charity sectors is essential.
• Experience of purchasing goods and services
• Experience of day to day running and management of multiple supplier accounts
• Experience of participating in and an understanding of the tender process for the selection of new suppliers
• Experience of negotiating with suppliers
• Experience of developing and maintaining databases
• An understanding of best practice procurement, including supply chain concepts such as total acquisition cost
• An understating of e-Procurement
• Proven and effective negotiation skills
• Advanced computer and administrative skills, including a good working knowledge of Excel, Outlook & Word, with the ability to maintain data management systems.

What you'll get in return
A basic salary up to £40,000 per annum is on offer with some excellent benefits, including a pension scheme,' 25 days' holiday plus the bank holidays, a completely remote role with very limited travel to a local office if required and a 9-day working fortnight with flexible working hours on offer.

What you need to do now
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