Category Manager

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Category Manageron behalf of one of our clients.

Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Develop and implement Category Strategies for assigned sub-group of categories, balancing short and long-term objectives to meet business strategy.

Support and execute stakeholder management.

Delivering benefits through category management interventions within a complex project / programme delivery environment.

Adopt a polite yet tenacious attitude to achieve goals and move projects towards completion.

Skills and Qualifications:

• 5 years’+ category management experience.
• Experience working in a highly regulated industry.
• Supplier relationship management skills and experience.
• Running procurements, end to end.
• SC clearance.
• Sole UK.
• Ability to Support existing Category Manager.
• Experience working in a highly regulated industry.
• Strategic.
• High attention to detail.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills at all levels and strong communication skills.
• Able to support putting together packs/materials for supplier reviews.
• Public procurement background.
• Defence experience is highly desirable.
• Some contract management involvement, good to have.

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