Senior Category Manager - Reading
Michael Page
Job location
Reading
Employment status
Full–time
Job details
About Our Client
Senior Category Manager - Reading
The client is at the end of a transformation piece and embarking on their new ways of working. They are very employee focused, and have always put employees first. The company offers route to promotion and progression, as well as the ability to move teams if desired and work on a new category area
Job Description
Senior Category Manager - Reading
• You will ensure that a strategic and innovative Category Management approach is consistently embedded
• Responsible for managing a portfolio of suppliers to ensure contracted expectations continue to be improved throughout the contract life cycle and to support these suppliers in delivering additional value
• Actively lead, develop, and manage end to end category plans for the short, medium, and long term. Identify a pipeline of initiatives to maximise value and outcomes, balancing commercial risk and value opportunities
• Providing extensive category knowledge and supply market insight to internal stakeholders. Delivering category plans and sourcing events, providing SME support and identifying/managing category level risks
• Becoming the commercial expert for the category that enables the business to quickly adapt to market changes
The Successful Applicant
Senior Category Manager - Reading
• Have a detailed knowledge of the external supply market including suppliers, trends, innovation, market changes and dynamics that enable the identification of new suppliers
• Have strong engagement skills which allow you to support, influence and constructively challenge stakeholders to deliver the best commercial outcomes
• Ability to lead and provide insight for the business on all aspects of supply market dynamics, regulatory and internal frameworks, suppliers, and technical innovations
• Be able to identify market insights, trends, opportunities, and risks
• Manage Categories up to £100m in value with significant strategic risk to the organisation
• Experience of negotiating with suppliers on all commercial and contractual matters
What's on Offer
• Salary of up to £70k
• Car allowance
• Bonus
• Double matched pension
