Category Lead

Posted on Aug 12, 2024 by Brookwood
London, United Kingdom
Recruitment
Immediate Start
€71 - €71 Hourly
Contract/Project - Remote
Category Lead - HR/Indirect/MSP & VMS
United Kingdom - Fully Remote
Up to €71 Euro per hour - 40 hours per week
Until the end of the year

Responsibilities:
  • Work on multiple projects and tasks that are complex and have a high impact on the organization's business
  • Work on regional or global contracts with a spendscope up to 10.000k.
  • Scope covers at least one full category, which can include overseeing subcategories
  • Be responsible for negotiating the best pricing & terms for the products/services to be bought Independently source required product and services for the organisation
  • Drive the process and select the best suitable suppliers
  • Lead and monitor supplier performance management with the internal business partner
  • Support the Senior Manager Procurement in the strategic sourcing activities
  • Engage and coordinate with the respective parties to comply with data privacy, security and sustainability guidelines
  • Prepare the spend data analysis.
  • Generate and analyze KPIs, internal reports and provide visibility and possibilities for cost reduction and team improvements
  • Ensure compliance and standards are adhered to
  • Collaborate with the Senior Manager Procurement to support Management of Finance Operations and Accounting Operations to establish a professional procurement team
  • Act as a first point of contact for vendor and procurement escalations from business stakeholders and accounting operations
  • Lead commercial processes and is part of the business project team
  • Deal with suppliers on regional C-level independently
  • Be responsible for non standard contracts for diverse sets of operating and commercial models.
  • Can deviate from standards subject to Legal advice and Risk approval
  • Establish and maintain procurement best practices and shares with peers
  • Ensure that daily procurement operations are operating optimally and in a compliant manner
  • Function as a backfill for the Procurement Manager when needed
Skills:

  • Ability to apply broad knowledge of one professional discipline or advanced
  • knowledge of specific technical/operational practices
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Strong work ethic; self-directed and resourceful
  • Solution oriented and result driven
  • Proactive, flexible and capable of working independently as well as working in a team
  • Good communication and analytical skills
  • Ability to multi-task & flexible attitude
  • Work in a dynamic, agile, results oriented and multinational environment
  • Systems: SAP, Microsoft Office (Excel advanced level)
  • Tendering and contracting experience preferable in the area of services or experience in the P2P process
  • Affinity with legal, risk and security, data privacy

Reference: 2807974620

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Category Lead

Posted on Aug 12, 2024 by Brookwood

London, United Kingdom
Recruitment
Immediate Start
€71 - €71 Hourly
Contract/Project - Remote
Category Lead - HR/Indirect/MSP & VMS
United Kingdom - Fully Remote
Up to €71 Euro per hour - 40 hours per week
Until the end of the year

Responsibilities:
  • Work on multiple projects and tasks that are complex and have a high impact on the organization's business
  • Work on regional or global contracts with a spendscope up to 10.000k.
  • Scope covers at least one full category, which can include overseeing subcategories
  • Be responsible for negotiating the best pricing & terms for the products/services to be bought Independently source required product and services for the organisation
  • Drive the process and select the best suitable suppliers
  • Lead and monitor supplier performance management with the internal business partner
  • Support the Senior Manager Procurement in the strategic sourcing activities
  • Engage and coordinate with the respective parties to comply with data privacy, security and sustainability guidelines
  • Prepare the spend data analysis.
  • Generate and analyze KPIs, internal reports and provide visibility and possibilities for cost reduction and team improvements
  • Ensure compliance and standards are adhered to
  • Collaborate with the Senior Manager Procurement to support Management of Finance Operations and Accounting Operations to establish a professional procurement team
  • Act as a first point of contact for vendor and procurement escalations from business stakeholders and accounting operations
  • Lead commercial processes and is part of the business project team
  • Deal with suppliers on regional C-level independently
  • Be responsible for non standard contracts for diverse sets of operating and commercial models.
  • Can deviate from standards subject to Legal advice and Risk approval
  • Establish and maintain procurement best practices and shares with peers
  • Ensure that daily procurement operations are operating optimally and in a compliant manner
  • Function as a backfill for the Procurement Manager when needed
Skills:

  • Ability to apply broad knowledge of one professional discipline or advanced
  • knowledge of specific technical/operational practices
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Strong work ethic; self-directed and resourceful
  • Solution oriented and result driven
  • Proactive, flexible and capable of working independently as well as working in a team
  • Good communication and analytical skills
  • Ability to multi-task & flexible attitude
  • Work in a dynamic, agile, results oriented and multinational environment
  • Systems: SAP, Microsoft Office (Excel advanced level)
  • Tendering and contracting experience preferable in the area of services or experience in the P2P process
  • Affinity with legal, risk and security, data privacy

Reference: 2807974620

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