Senior Procurement Category Manager

A great new opportunity for an experienced Procurement professional to join a growing organisation as a Senior Procurement Category Manager
Role responsibilities include;
* Act as a business partner to various departments depending on specific categories in scope, understanding business strategy and providing creative challenge and thought leadership which influences and supports business decision making.
* Develop and maintain clear category plans for all spend areas, aligned to the business objectives, which identify a pipeline of procurement opportunities.
* Use internal and external technology category data, relationships and insight to formulate a clear point of view on business investment decisions.
* Lead in the delivery of a breadth of procurement initiatives, using best in class sourcing solutions such as e-Procurement, e-auctioning and strategic sourcing.
* Lead on behalf of the business in high-value, complex commercial and contractual negotiations, working with stakeholders, Finance and Legal to close negotiations with contracts which fully protect the business' commercial and operational risks.
* Lead category Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) activity to ensure strategic supplier management is considered in all purchase decisions
* Ensure compliance with corporate policies.
* Participate in the creation, evolution and implementation of the Procurement strategy.
* Take personal accountability in developing the teams and individuals across the Procurement function
Key skills required;
* Extensive Procurement experience across a wide range of categories
* In depth understanding of; contract law, category management, negotiation, market dynamics, commercial strategy, strategic sourcing.
* Strong stakeholder management skills
* Leadership experience of developing complex, category, budget and supplier strategies.
* Exceptional relationship building abilities with the ability to communicate complex challenges in simple terms.
* Strategically minded with the ability to translate a vision into clear methodical plans.
Hybrid working available - minimum 2x days per week required in the office