Vendor Management Manager

Hours: Monday Friday, 8am-5pm office based Salary: c £45k DOE + Co bonus paid monthly and annually Benefits: 22 days rising after 2 years, Holiday buy-back scheme, Pension, Growth by sharing bonus scheme, on-site parking, Modern open-plan offices, Free lunch every Friday, Company sick pay, company social and corporate events, monthly + annual bonus structure, training provided. PLEASE NOTE, YOU MUST DRIVE AND HAVEYOUR OWN CAR FOR THIS ROLE. Aspire Jobs are delighted to be working with our client who are a well-established family run business who are on a growth trajectory and who are now looking for to recruit a Category Manager to join their hardworking team at their office based in Poole, Dorset. This role will see you working across multiple categories, with a positive approach where you can consolidate, de-risk and project manage that category. The successful Category Manager will have: – Senior buying/procurement experience at high level (FMCG or high-volume component parts as an example) Superb Excel and data analysis experience Ability to build relationships confidently with suppliers some travel will be required Strategic category or project management experience from a procurement background Job duties for the Category Manager are: – Supplier Management including supplier scoping, right sizing and risk management Relationship building with strategic suppliers Category Planning Complete annual category strategy pack with execution plan for GP improvement, savings and consolidation projects that are road mapped and tracked through to delivery in line with business and team goals Looking for opportunities within the categories to grow and scale their own brand product offer Create data sheets and tech packs to ensure we maintain all control over IP on new products introduced to the range. Oversee all quality control of new products to ensure standards and expectations are met on first deliveries….