Category Manager – Operations

About The Role

Reporting to the Head of GNFR Procurement you will play a pivotal role in supporting and driving our procurement strategy across the business and ensuring that we source the highest-quality services, goods materials, components, and professional services within the GNFR space on the behalf of the company.

Covering a spend of around £60m, this role is responsible for designing category strategies and delivering great outcomes for areas including fleet, final mile, drivers, fuel, FM and capex. You will seek out and deliver cost savings and value-adding opportunities for AAH whilst also developing appropriately segmented supplier relationship management in your categories.

Accountabilities

• Define, develop and deliver, category strategies that are aligned to stakeholder and business needs and drive cost savings, maximise customer value and promote a continuous improvement approach
• Lead category sourcing activities, including RFI/RFP development, negotiation strategy, pricing models and implementation
• Develop and implement cost-based reduction strategies capable of delivering annual target savings
• Build effective supplier relationships and maintain communication
• Maintain regular and effective internal communication with all stakeholder departments including tracking procurement benefitsarelanding within the business and tracking to target
• Support and healthily challenge the functional leads in their business requirements definition
• Drive change through skilled influencing and collaborationEnsure you are aware of, adhere to, and remain compliant with Good Distribution Practices

Benefits

• 25 days Plus Bank Holidays
• Company Sick Pay
• Pension Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Death in Service
• Discounted Shopping Platform
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent Career progression with full ongoing Support
• Onsite parking with excellent working conditions and transport links.

About You

• Previous management of similar operational categories, with a particular focus on fleet management and/or facilities management
• Proactive relationship building, networking and influencing skills
• Demonstrable commercial negotiation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong numeracy and interpretation of financial data including ability to perform total cost of ownership analysis
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with people at all levels
• Good IT literacy including MS PowerPoint and Excel
• Strong team player as well as the ability to work independently

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