Category Manager
Oldham
£45,000 - £50,000
We are looking for an experienced Category Manager, to work with a forward thinking and fast paced manufacturing business in Oldham.
As the Category Manager, you will be charged with identifying and selecting the best suppliers based on their potential to contribute and to introduce vendor development programs to improve efficiency and quality while reducing costs.
Your Responsibilities as a Category Manager:
- Assess the essential skills, capabilities, and capacity of potential vendors
- Use standard industry cost models and benchmarking analysis to ensure the selection of suitable suppliers aligns with our strategic sourcing strategy.
- Collaborate with Finance and business leaders to pinpoint and implement cost-saving measures aimed at lowering the overall cost of ownership
- Provide guidance and support to internal stakeholders, including engineering, planning, purchasing, and sales teams to develop sourcing strategies.
- To analyse markets across multiple business lines to organise and improve the ITL sourcing processes.
- Performing regular reviews of suppliers and implementing projects to drive the business forward.
- Provision of purchasing analysis reports to have the ability to show spending amounts in different sectors and to highlight specific areas that require greater focus.
Your Skills & Experience:
- Degree level Qualification in either Engineering, Supply Chain Management or Business Economics.
- Excellent communicator with proven supply chain management and negotiation skills allied to strong technical, and financial acumen.
- An in-depth knowledge of working with LEAN tools and KPI's to aid improved business efficiency, costs, and quality control initiatives.
- Experience of preparing and presenting detailed reports to highlight areas of the business where cost savings and improved reliability of supply would be achieved.
- Persuasive and influential with an exceptionally high level of attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple suppliers across a range of technologies.
Your Package & Perks:
- Salary up to £50,000 per annum
- Flexible working hours
- Paid breaks, with free hot premium drinks
- 32 days holiday, (including Public Holidays)
- Enhanced Pension Contribution
- Healthcare schemes, Dental Scheme, Life Insurance
- Electric Car Scheme, onsite electric car charging points and staff car workshop
- Free secure parking
- Free onsite modern gym
- Educational Sponsorship
- Cycle to Work Scheme