Procurement Category Manager - Nigel Wright Group : Job Details

The CompanyNigel Wright Group are working with a dynamic, forward thinking and long established multinational brand to recruit a Procurement Category ManagerHybrid Working (3 days per week office-based - Flexible Working - Bonus Package - Enhanced PensionThe OpportunityWorking within a well established Procurement Team, taking full ownership for specific indirect categories:

• Strategic procurement of key categories within Marketing
• Developing and delivering procurement strategy
• Contract negotiation and management
• Supplier performance management/development 
• Acting as a true commercial partner to interdepartmental stakeholders, providing guidance and project support
• Managing and contributing to broader project activity as required

About YouThe Procurement Category Manager role would be ideally suited to a Procurement professional:

• With either end to end Marketing procurement experience OR a solid knowledge of procurement process, contract management within Indirects with an ability to learn new categories quickly
• Enthusiastic, confident communicator – able to engage with/build relationships with senior level internal and external stakeholders
• Tenacious, energetic and diligent, proactive, assertive self starter, accustomed to working at pace and to 'hitting the ground running'
• Inquisitive, detailed and analytical 
• Good sense of humour, team player, engaging ‘people’ person