Category Manager
Michael Page
- Newcastle
- £45,584 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Setting the strategic direction of the Laboratory & Engineering Category, leading the development and implementation of the Category Plan based on market knowledge and (Category) data analysis in order to enable the University to achieve its strategic goals
- Developing and implementing sourcing strategies for new projects and key renewals ensuring that these strategies deliver clear Value for Money benefits, both through the achievement of direct procurement savings, and through integration into and proactive influencing of finance and other activities across the University
- Providing strategic commercial and procurement advice to key stakeholders as well as procurement process training to such stakeholders and other teams involved in or dependent on procurement activities
- Running tenders and leading supplier commercial and contract negotiations
- Draft, review and negotiate commercial and operational contractual documents with minimal support from Legal Services
- Assisting the Head of Procurement with ensuring that effective arrangements are in place for compliance with both external and internal procurement regulations and achieving sustainability and socio-economic targets.
- Managing and coaching, as appropriate, junior members of the Procurement and Shared Services team
- Substantial experience in developing and leading a strategic category plan, including developing strategic sourcing strategies, and using market knowledge and data analysis to inform the underlying strategy and decisions
- Leading tender and supplier commercial and contract negotiations focused on achieving value for money as well as direct savings
- Effective supplier and contract management
- Demonstrable success in building successful, cooperative, and collaborative relationships and partnerships internally and externally