Job Title: Junior Category Specialist
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Sundridge
Deadline: 16th Jul 2013
Salary: £28K - £34K
Start Date: Immediate
Reference: 241847-JCS0207
Sundridge
My Client, one of UKs largest distribution network operators, is looking for a Junior Category Specialist to join their team.
You will be supporting the category manager, you will be a professional member of a departmental team with a key role to play in procuring, awarding and delivering contracts to an agreed strategy using acknowledged practices and mechanisms.
You will deliver a demonstrable, high quality, timely and consistent service built upon strong relationships with stakeholders, suppliers and contractors alike.
You will use your professional capability and experience alongside industry best practice to deliver innovative solutions to support the business in a cost efficient manner within applicable governance requirements and relevant legislation, as we collectively strive to deliver our business values and aspirations.
Your remit will be broad to accommodate the needs of the business on a wider scale but your work may include
Principal Accountabilities:
* To at all times strive to safely engage, encourage and work throughout our business and beyond in a manner that embraces our values and aspirations.
* Support the development and delivery of the category management strategy, aligned to overall company capital procurement and corporate strategy
* Maximise the value, measured through a range of indicators, from contractual arrangements utilising the effective development of contract strategies, contract development and lifecycle management, updating and informing on contract information as appropriate
* Manage compliance to all business, governance and legislative policies, initiatives and processes
* Ensures clear line of sight for all portfolio activities from initial activities throughout all business reporting and ultimately, the effective and consistent use of seamless regulatory reporting
Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications and Experience:
* Educated to degree level with focus on procurement, engineering or business studies.
* Working knowledge industry standard contracts, i.e., MF1, NEC3 suite, experience of contract drafting an advantage
* Strong commercial acumen
* Strong communication and fact based negotiation skills
* Strong self organisational capabilities
* Ability to work under own initiative & demonstrate understanding of continuous improvement and team working
* Good level of PC literacy, with the ability to learn and use a variety of systems with fast and accurate keyboard skills
* Ability to work in a pressured environment as part of a highly focused team
* Able to influence & challenge internal stakeholders and co-workers, as well as the ability to decant measurable business needs
* Working knowledge of SAP and UVDB an advantage
* Strategic sourcing execution, i.e. cost, price and financial analysis, internal & external market analysis, category strategy, market testing and innovation.
* Supplier relationship management
* Project and time management skills
Please apply immediately with an up to date CV and cover to be considered for this role as a Junior Category Specialist for a growing organisation.
How to Apply:
http://www.jobsite.co.uk/job/junior-category-specialist-946481495?src=search&tmpl=sem
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