Job Description

The role will play a pivotal part to achieve the strategic aims and objectives of the Procurement Strategy and meet the needs of the business unit.

The Procurement Category Manager - Professional Services will have total ownership of their defined area of spend, you will be working with a variety of stakeholders and customers to deliver VFM and cost saving initiatives. Based in Leeds.

* Liaising with stakeholder groups to define innovative procurement activities that drive real value
* Leading and managing substantial category spend, sourcing plans and creating category objectives to improve service and cost reduction
* As a procurement advisor, supporting customer accounts, providing market and commercial insight with market forces
* Leading category plans with stakeholders, running tender exercises end to end
* Managing complex procurement strategies
* Defining and allocating the spend category
* Working with both internal and external key stakeholders to develop sourcing strategies
* Working closely with internal stakeholders to maintain a rolling schedule of future procurement requirements and tendering exercises within the categories, for which you are responsible
* Undertaking Supplier Relationship Management with key suppliers in order to manage risks, making the most of opportunities to innovate, and identifying and negotiating further savings

The successful Procurement Manager will have the following skills and expertise:

* Strong people skills that enable leadership and helps to gain the confidence of stakeholders
* A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent)
* MCIPS Qualified (working towards full qualification)
* Demonstrates ongoing commitment to achieve personal and team goals
* Excellent commercial acumen and negotiation skills

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities