Indirect Category Manager

Portfolio Procurement has been engaged by our leading Essex-based client to recruit for an Indirect Category Manager.

The role:

You will be balancing a variety of spend categories, managing multiple stakeholders.

Main responsibilities:

• Control of the sourcing strategy for a selected group of indirect commodities.
• Identify, benchmark, and select new suppliers to deliver your sourcing strategy.
• Manage an established global network of suppliers and contracts to deliver against challenging project schedules.
• Establish contracts and framework agreements to ensure security of supply and delivery of improvements against KPIs.
• Identify alternative sources to reduce supply costs and improve quality.
• Implement and progress effective supplier development plans, yielding tangible improvements.
• Co‑ordinate activities between the business and suppliers to improve performance aligned with operati...