Category Manager - MRO, Facilities and Logistics
- Employer
- Vertical Advantage
- Location
- Surrey
- Salary
- £50000 - £55000 per annum + car allowance, bonus and benefits
- Closing date
- 12 Jun 2018
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Category Management, Supply Chain & Logistics
Job Details
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Category Manager to join my client a fast moving, market leading FMCG business based in the Surrey area. My client is a customer focused, dynamic business focused on the growth and development of their employees.
As the Category Manager you will be responsible for a spend of over 35 million across MRO, Capex, Facilities and Logistics. Have the ability to manage and influence senior stake holders internally and externally and provide insights to the leadership team.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Contributing to the development and adoption of key processes and ways of working for the procurement function
- Accountable for creating and achieving cash flow improvements, service and quality targets
- Establish credibility among the various stakeholder communities by working hand in hand
- Ensure there is a continuous improvement mentality across the supply chain, processes and suppliers
- Ensure a robust supplier performance and relationship management system is in place and maintained on a regular basis
- Driving improvement in supplier performance across service, quality and cost while delivering robust contracts to manage spend and risk
- Provide accurate and timely information to commercial teams and wider business on price movements and forecasts
The ideal candidate will have the following:
- Experience of managing large, complex cross-functional change projects
- Strong change management and implementation experience
- Track record for delivering sustainable and consistent cost saving projects
- Able to demonstrate a track record of engaging key stakeholders in category strategy development and implementation
- Ability to demonstrate strategic change in a category role
- Strong analytical skills and high attention to detail
- Proven track record in procuring Engineering/MRO and site services categories
Company
Vertical Advantage have a rich history in sourcing within the FMCG and Grocery marketplace. We specialise in placing candidates in the mid to senior end of the market within Category Management, National Accounts, Marketing, Supply Chain and Logistics.
We guarantee comprehensive support and expert guidance through professional consultants with proven track records from industry. At Vertical Advantage we are proud of how accomplished our people are and how they have built exceptional networks over their time in the recruitment sector. It is these networks that will give you confidence to work with us.
Our first instinct is to search and this is ingrained in the fabric of our work. We leave no stone unturned to deliver exceptional people for exceptional businesses. Our way of operating suits today's working lifestyle where people are short on time and need to make hiring decisions based on seeing low numbers of high calibre candidates.
Vertical Advantage is a lean, flexible consultancy that works with our clients and candidates to find the right solutions for them.
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