Senior Category Manager – Property - REF: CL/SCM-P/0003
Slough
To £60,000 + Bonus and Benefits

The Company
Our Client is an award-winning procurement solutions company working closely with multinational and FTSE 100 organisations to drive added value, increase flexibility and reduce costs.

Established in 2000, they are one of Europe’s leading procurement solutions providers, with success based on a unique combination of industry knowledge, procurement expertise and technology.

Their capabilities cover every aspect of today's purchasing and supply management functions. We have 160 staff operating from 11 offices across the world from Europe to Asia with our Head Office based in London.

Their mission is to become the leading provider of procurement solutions to global organisations, so both the short and long-term growth opportunities for people joining them today are exceptional. The experience of being part of a fast growing company such as our client will provide you with a unique and challenging environment in which to develop your career.

The Role
This role will be based in one of our client’s major outsource clients in Slough, and will be working within the on-site team responsible for all “indirects” procurement. The “Category Manager– Property Services” will be driving the strategy for the Property Services Category, see commodity knowledge area below for details on commodity scope. In addition this person is expected, within the short term to take over the responsibility for a significant account, to lead and develop that account to that end appropriate support and development will be provided to enable this.

The areas of responsibility include:
• Developing and implementing category plans, contract strategies and client SLA’s based on spend analysis
• Responsible for mapping and driving stakeholder and supply base to meet objectives
• Taking on both project and non-project related tasks;
- Project tasks: Market/Data Analysis, Sourcing Strategies, RFx management, contract negotiation
- Non-project tasks: Managing team members to meet accountabilities in regards to Supplier Management, Contract Variations and administration, Internal/External Management Updates and team meetings
• Leading internal initiatives on technical category expertise and industry best practice

The Individual
We are looking for a passionate, enthusiastic “go getter” individual, with at least 5 years of sourcing/purchasing experience in a sourcing and procurement role in either a blue chip corporate environment, or a management consultancy. The ideal candidate will correspond to the below.

Profile:
• Extensive experience of procuring complex indirect services and some experience at management level
• Leads by example and takes ownership for their team
• Motivates self and others in a collaborative approach
• Understands and applies TCO concept in constructing complex tenders and evaluation criteria
• Understands legal responsibilities and implications of decisions
• Can handle dispute resolution
• Experienced in developing and negotiating complex T&C’s
• Leads contract strategy workshops
• Thorough understanding of how to prepare and negotiate for additional value using purchasing power
• Manages key supplier relationship ensuring optimum performance
• Ability to understand and implement client sourcing/procurement policies and procedures
• Ability to develop and improve client sourcing/procurement processes for other stakeholders as needed
• Demonstrates positive, enthusiastic and energetic personality
• Team player: good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good analytical capability and presents simple solutions

Qualification:
• Degree or CIPS qualified

Commodity Knowledge:
• Focus areas
- Property Services including facilities, building projects (including end to end experience of design/build/maintenance and building professional consultancy (e.g. surveyors, architects etc.)

In order to apply for these roles, please email your updated CV with a covering letter to include details of your current salary package, desired salary, your core skills and relevant sector experience, language skills and achievements to date to Christina Longo at christina@consultingpoint.co.uk or call 0845 618 9956 for more information.