Retail category manager - HR and professional services

Retail Category Manager, London (city), £65k +Benefits, PermanentYour new companyYou will be workingfor a global retail giant based in central London, who is on a mission totransform and positively disrupt within the fashion and homeware retailindustry. This company has over 500 stores globally alongside its onlinepresence, allowing it to acquire more than $30 billion in revenue, making thisrole and exciting global opportunity.Your new roleYou will be workingclosely with the senior procurement manager, supporting their daily indirectprocurement needs. As this company continues to grow, their need to manage theinternational and national HR and professional services' category plans havebecome vital to the success of the business. You will be responsible for

• Maximising opportunities to leverage multi-divisional requirements to create larger pools of sourcing to increase savings.
• Maintaining quality and service whilst increasing savings.
• Ensuring contract compliance by implementing contractual terms and ensuring agreed terms are carried out.
• The category manager is responsible for preparing HR & professional services category reports for their manager and the wider procurement team.
• Sourcing innovative products, services and approaches to support a low-cost producer strategy.
• Support the optimisation of £800m indirect spend. The successful candidates will undertake annual sourcing initiatives, delivering between £1 and £3 million in annual savings.

What you'll need to succeed

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to build rapport and relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Previous experience in indirect buying across a variety of categories, preferable for HR & Professional services
• Good working knowledge of MRP/APS systems
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, with advanced skills in Excel
• CIPS certified is desirable but not required.

What you'll get in returnYou will get theopportunity to work with a rapidly growing business that offers a wide varietyof bonuses and benefits. What you need to donowIf you're interestedin this role, click 'apply now', to send an up-to-date copy of your CV, or callus now. If this role isn'tquite right for you, but if you are looking for a new position, please contact usfor a private discussion about your career.

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