Procurement Category Manager - Indirect

EU Procurement Category Manager | Indirect Services | Global Food Brand

Surrey Offices 2 days per week, the rest working remotely.

£50,000 - £60,000 + 5% bonus + Competitive Benefits Package

Overview:

Talent Drive is excited to announce our partnership with this fantastic global food brand who are seeking a EU Category Buyer to join their growing team to focus on Equipment Services. The business are investing heavily within this category area which provides a clear career path for the right individual to develop the role into a Category Manager role.

With the support of the Procurement team, you will have the autonomy to negotiate with suppliers, build strong relationships, and manage the end-to-end execution of the sourcing process.

Joining this fantastic team means being part of an environment that values curiosity, resilience, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced setting.

They are proud to have received several accolades in recognition of their commitment to employees, including being named as Britain’s Top Employer three years running.

Key responsibilities:

• Project focussed role involving managing multiple projects across the equipment/CAPEX space.
• Focus on improving return on investment and payback periods through analysis, action planning and execution of an equipment procurement strategy.
• Other key areas of focus include: Management of Key Equipment Suppliers, Management of Global OEM Supplier relationships & Management of day-to-day escalations from across Pan Europe.
• Lead the analysis of supplier and contract performance to identify opportunities to reduce spend and improve execution.
• Partner with Global Equipment Procurement on Tier 1 equipment.
• Work cross functionally to implement and track projects to deliver benefit.
• Support the definition of the category and sourcing strategy that delivers on short- and long-term goals
• Owns the ‘Build Smarter’ for equipment spend.

Skills and experience required:

• Strong analytical skills, ability to extract meaningful conclusions from data.
• Proven experience of working collaboratively in complex stakeholder environment.
• Proven experience in understanding contract KPIs and successfully driving supplier performance.
• Procurement or Supply Chain experience.
• Ideally - Experience in a food service/FMCG or retail environment.
• Ideally - 2+ years Experience in an equipment/ CAPEX/ Consumable/ Engineering category focused role.

Salary and Benefits:

£50,000-£60,000

5% bonus

Strong Pension

Hybrid working

For more information, please apply directly or for more information please email: beth@talentdrive.co.uk