AUTOMOTIVE - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROCUREMENT MANAGER
- Employer
- Bramwith Consulting
- Location
- London
- Salary
- GBP70000 - GBP80000 per annum + 25% Bonus + 22% Pension
- Closing date
- 18 Mar 2024
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- Specialist Area
- Purchasing, supply (main)
- Job Level
- Manager
- Sector
- Automotive, Consultancy, Housing
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- CIPS Membership
- CIPS member
Job Details
AUTOMOTIVE - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Category MANAGER | FORTUNE 500 | £70 - 80k + 25% BONUS + 22% PENSION CONTRIBUTION | LONDON - HYBRID
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Oskar at jobsOE@bramwithconsulting.co.uk
My client is a Global market leading Fortune 500 organisation who act as a catalyst for sustainable technologies across a broad variety of industries. This £Multi-Billion firm harnesses the power of their worldclass procurement function and centuries of technical know-how to drive forward the sustainability agenda and are at the forefront of leading multi-national firms transitions towards net zero. They seek a number of hires across their high performing indirect procurement function and transformed global matrix structure. As such a unique opportunity presents itself for a Procurement, Sourcing or Category Manager to manage a broad remit of Professional Services related spend c. £100 million.
This is an ample opportunity for a motivated procurement professional with experience in a varitety of Professional Services categories to further develop their career at a distinguished global innovator in sustainable technology solitons. The successful candidate will possess procurement experience within a FTSE250 business and will ideally have been exposed to global procurement solutions or will have the gravitas to extract value from global procurement models.
The organisation based in Central London are offering flexible hybrid working (2 office days) and a lucrative package of £70- 80k, 25% bonus and a total pension contribution of 22%.
Professional Services Category Manager - Key Responsibilities:
- The primary focus of this role is to deliver outstanding results and provide the firm a commercially competitive edge. This involves carefully balancing factors such as total cost of ownership and strategic delivery.
- Contribute to the development of the global category strategies. Support, own, and facilitate the execution of the global category strategy within the region, with a commitment to introducing innovative ideas and adopting best-in-class approaches.
- Identify opportunities for optimizing and standardizing sourcing activities, as well as competitively bidding spend across various categories. The ultimate goal is to deliver cost savings and improve operational efficiencies.
- Develop, negotiate & performance manage contracts (including Framework Agreements) with strategic suppliers.
Essential Skills:
- Degree qualified and/ or proven experience in procurement.
- MCIPS Qualified or working towards.
- Strong functional procurement experience managing global led categories across multiple geographies, including negotiation of contracts across technical, commercial and legal.
- Experience working with Professional Services & Consultancy teams to drive cost savings, optimise services and reduce risk.
- Good commercial acumen, understanding of the business context to make sound judgements/ recommendations.
- Strong interpersonal skills - able to manage stakeholders in a global matrix structure and develop relationships as a trusted business partner
- Excellent analytical and qualitative skills. Strong project and change management capabilities.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Oskar at jobsOE@bramwithconsulting.co.uk
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Company
Award-winning recruitment specialist with an exclusive global pool of procurement, operations and supply chain talent.
Working with a wide range of small start-ups through to large FTSE 100 businesses, Bramwith Consulting has established a reputation for excellence, delivery and market knowledge.
Our expert consultants, work on both contingency and retained search mandates with clients, advising and assisting them in hiring niche Procurement staff. Our experienced recruiters have proven track records establishing and developing relationships with clients and candidates alike, allowing us to provide the highest calibre of candidates and job opportunities.
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