Category Specialist - Employment, career opportunity in uk

Job Title:  Category Specialist - ICT Services
Job Type:    Permanent
Location:    London/Norwich,
Start Date:    ASAP   
Salary:    25000.00 - 34000.00 GBP Annual + Excellent Benefit
Ref No:    225960-6519586
Date Posted:    1st Sept 2013



Role Purpose:
This role will be responsible for the delivery of elements of the Category Management processes, preparation of and running tender competition processes, Supplier Relationship Management and supporting the Category Manager in aggregating spend managed under the contrally-negotiated agreements as well as delivering savings for the Category portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:
- Spend Under Management: Meeting and exceeding targets of centrally-managed spend, through leveraged agreements and playing a vital role in helping to protect front line services by driving increased spend and savings through aggregated commercial procurement arrangements.
- Savings: Implementing cashable and non-cashable savings through aggregation and other cost improvement strategies. Development and delivery of benefit methodologies for all procurements and cost improvement Projects (cost savings, monthly reporting and auditable category savings for spend).
- Supplier Relationship Management: Develop Plans, conduct supplier performance reviews and implement supplier improvement plans.
- Category Knowledge Management: Develop and maintain knowledge of the category; market, services, pricing, including analysis of spend.
- Customer Relationship Management: Identify key stakeholders at Department and/or customer level and establish communication plan, Develop lasting relationships, create engagement for tender competitions.
-Catalogues: Deliver relevant, detailed and accurate content - Developing, implementing and management of commodity catalogues, support suppliers to maintain catalogue content.
- Management Information: On-time delivery of MI through proactive supplier management. Delivery analysis, validation and reporting of spend under management and cashable savings, with customer validation where appropriate.

To be eligible for this position, the successful Candidate must have experience with:

- Knowledge and experience of procurement and category management
- Highly experienced in of preparation and running tender competitions
- IT category knowledge and expertise
- Analytical and problem solving skills with good commercial awareness
- Experience of drafting business methodologies and the ability to forecast spend and savings
- Experience of constructing detailed reports and action plans
- Supplier relationship engagement and contract management skills
- Strong resilience to deal with everything from minor hassles to major setbacks more effectively, maintaining energy, performance and delivery

Further, the ability and willingness to travel to Norwich on a frequent basis.

To apply for the position, send your CV immediately to Neil Randle

CPS Group (UK) Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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