INDIRECT CATEGORY MANAGER - #1672375

PROCUREMENT – INDIRECT CATEGORY MANAGER – LEADING FMCG COMPANY – SHROPSHIRE - £75,000 + CAR ALLOWANCE + EXCELLENT BENEFITS PACKAGE (UP TO 30% BONUS)

One of the nation’s leading FMCG firms is investing heavily in its Strategic Procurement Hub, and due to an influx of major £ Multi-Million projects they are in need of a Indirect Procurement Category Manager to join their award winning team. As well as a challenging project oriented environment, the Indirect Category Manager will enjoy bringing strategic leadership to this immature, growing category.

As Indirect Category Manager you will:-

• Create and implement category strategies for key spend areas aligned with the Business Units and Group Service functions


• Develop senior stakeholder relationships, expanding procurement’s involvement and control of non-traditional spend areas


• Use your deep knowledge of sourcing and/or category management processes to drive transformational change and improvement


• Present key insight/updates to the key stakeholders covering data analysis & market insight in order to ensure effective planning and decision making


• Implement a supplier relationship strategy to achieve the agreed KPIs and to develop sustainable added value potential

Required experience & qualifications:-

• Significant Indirect category management


• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Procurement


• Specialist knowledge & experience in the defined categories of either energy, utilities, chemicals, FM, Capex, MRO or packaging recycling is desirable


• Ability to turn strategies and decisions into action

If you are a talented Procurement specialist looking for a challenging project based environment and a collaborative team atmosphere, please apply by sending your CV to ***********@bramwithconsulting.co.uk or apply directly through this forum.