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      Portfolio Procurement has been engaged by our leading Essex based client to recruit for an Indirect Category Manager.

      The role:

      You will be balancing a variety of spend categories, managing multiple stakeholders.

      Main responsibilities:

      • Control of the sourcing strategy for a selected group of indirect commodities.
      • Identify, benchmark, and select new suppliers to deliver your sourcing strategy.
      • Manage an established global network of suppliers and contracts to deliver against challenging project schedules.
      • Establish contracts and framework agreements to ensure security of supply and delivery of improvements against KPIs.
      • Identify alternative sources to reduce supply costs and improve quality.
      • Implement and progress effective supplier development plans, yielding tangible improvements.
      • Co-ordinate activities between the business and suppliers to improve performance aligned with operational and business priorities.
      • Manage supplier performance, drawing on your experience and performance data to yield consistent improvements.
      • Work with project teams to establish procurement requirements and ensure suppliers are managed to deliver against project milestones, specifications, and objectives.

      Skills and Experience required:

      • Specific indirect commodity management experience
      • Experience working in a manufacturing environment (preferably low volume / high mix).
      • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject would be advantageous.
      • MCIPS qualifications would be advantageous.
      • Working with excel to compile and evaluate data will be an important aspect of your role.
      • MS Office proficient – Word, Excel, Access, Project, Visio, PowerPoint.
      • Managing change in the right way.

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      INDPRO

      The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.

      Darren Herd | Senior Recuitment Consultant

      With over 14 years of experience in the recruitment of Procurement and Supply Chain staff, Darren is a Senior Recruiter within our Procurement Division. Darren has a proven track record of delivering high-quality candidates and building long-term relationships with clients and candidates.

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