EU Procurement Category Manager | Indirect Services | Global Food Brand
Surrey Offices 2 days per week, the rest working remotely.
£50,000 - £60,000 + 5% bonus + Competitive Benefits Package
Overview:
Talent Drive is excited to announce our partnership with this fantastic global food brand who are seeking a EU Category Buyer to join their growing team to focus on Equipment Services. The business are investing heavily within this category area which provides a clear career path for the right individual to develop the role into a Category Manager role.
With the support of the Procurement team, you will have the autonomy to negotiate with suppliers, build strong relationships, and manage the end-to-end execution of the sourcing process.
Joining this fantastic team means being part of an environment that values curiosity, resilience, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced setting.
They are proud to have received several accolades in recognition of their commitment to employees, including being named as Britain’s Top Employer three years running.
Key responsibilities:
- Project focussed role involving managing multiple projects across the equipment/CAPEX space.
- Focus on improving return on investment and payback periods through analysis, action planning and execution of an equipment procurement strategy.
- Other key areas of focus include: Management of Key Equipment Suppliers, Management of Global OEM Supplier relationships & Management of day-to-day escalations from across Pan Europe.
- Lead the analysis of supplier and contract performance to identify opportunities to reduce spend and improve execution.
- Partner with Global Equipment Procurement on Tier 1 equipment.
- Work cross functionally to implement and track projects to deliver benefit.
- Support the definition of the category and sourcing strategy that delivers on short- and long-term goals
- Owns the ‘Build Smarter’ for equipment spend.
Skills and experience required:
- Strong analytical skills, ability to extract meaningful conclusions from data.
- Proven experience of working collaboratively in complex stakeholder environment.
- Proven experience in understanding contract KPIs and successfully driving supplier performance.
- Procurement or Supply Chain experience.
- Ideally - Experience in a food service/FMCG or retail environment.
- Ideally - 2+ years Experience in an equipment/ CAPEX/ Consumable/ Engineering category focused role.
Salary and Benefits:
£50,000-£60,000
5% bonus
Strong Pension
Hybrid working
For more information, please apply directly or for more information please email: [email protected]