Requirements:

At least three years procurement experience in a major company and/or public sector business.
Experience in category management, moving successfully and quickly between direct and indirect product and service categories.
A successful history of interacting with senior clients and stakeholders.
Strong history of savings delivery.
Any successful candidate must be able to develop within the company, broadening their category experience.
Keen commercial business sense.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Good organizational and time-management skills.
Positive and initiative-taking attitude, confident in taking personal initiative.
Good negotiation skills and natural persuasion.
Understanding of supply chain and procurement practices.
Enjoyment of networking and meeting new people.
Ability to develop a robust client pipeline.

Responsibilities and expectations but not limited to:

Interact with key stakeholders and analyse data to create category management approaches that deliver against both client and companys needs and expectations.
Advise and agree with clients on the procurement strategy for high-spend categories.
Deliver measurable savings through direct category management, including undertaking tenders, negotiations, and auctions on behalf of clients.
Provide the enquiry, insight and creative thought needed to deliver a step change in supply chain performance.
Influence stakeholders (clients and suppliers) to secure agreement to proposed solutions.
Use of leading-edge tools, processes, and creative thinking to design solutions which deliver rapid cost savings and improvements in performance.
Sourcing suppliers from SA and Worldwide to meet clients needs.
Deliver projects within agreed timescales.
Consistently be an ambassador for the Companys brand.

Other Duties:

Take time out to complete training or learn from other team members to deliver your Personal Development Plan.
Support and balance non-fee-earning in-house projects with the delivery of commercially critical projects.
Identify contacts or leads within existing or target organisations.
Take time to support and develop other team members.

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