Contract Min 6 Months
Candidates should have SC clearance if possible.
About the role:
- Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain the Category Specialist will have responsibility for Value Plan strategy execution across Projects. Objectives for this role will include:
- Establishing Business Unit requirements, including those driven by the future bid pipeline. Delivering tangible, bottom-line benefits to the Division. Supporting the delivery of Business Unit strategies through the rigorous management of contract and supplier performance
- Category Management
- Manages category strategies that maximise value for the business based on understanding of business needs and supply market potential
- Execution of the category strategy, including negotiating and contracting with suppliers, evaluating on-going contract and supplier performance and measuring contract compliance
- Captures specific business requirements and builds into ITT or RFI documents
- Executes sourcing activity using strategic sourcing methodologies in order to put fit-for-purpose supply contracts in place
- Accountable for the implementation of pan-divisional contracts so that they can be used in practice by the business units
- Where appropriate, supports major bid activity where there is a significant category requirement
- Segmenting and managing suppliers within the category
- Executing the appropriate strategies to incentivise and engage suppliers and to measure and incentivise their performance
- Managing appropriate supplier governance, fed by relevant data and attended by empowered representatives of both organisations
Qualifications:
- Engineering Degree or equivalent through work experience
- MCIPS
What’s in it for you:
- Min 6 month contract hire