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Category Manager

Tarmac Trading Limited, Solihull

Category Manager

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Tarmac Trading Limited, Solihull

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 5 Dec | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 8366952609b44c0a8061919578cfab86

Full Job Description

  • Expert management of strategic relationships with key country suppliers to drive value aligned to the objectives of the organisation.
  • Proactively engage and influence stakeholders, including Excom, CRH Category Cluster teams and local cross functional teams to deliver sourcing initiatives.
  • Own the category end-to-end, including Sustainability, SRM and Contract Management driving contract compliance and long term value-add and innovation.
  • Be seen in the business as the expert in category knowledge, and able to, demonstrate in-depth knowledge & understanding of all areas of spend within the category cluster.
  • Effective communication with end user stakeholders to ensure business needs & requirements are understood.
  • Maximise value of contracts through compliance activity, proactive business engagement and responsiveness to stakeholders.
  • Drive procurement KPI performance management through contract management and create a culture of continuous improvement with tangible results.
  • Ensure highest ethical principles and standards are implemented.
  • Drive execution of CRH regional and global strategies. Lead the coordination all category activities within a country during bid and project execution phases.
  • Drive category cluster synergies across UK businesses and IRE cluster.

    At Tarmac, 'who you are' matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer., Educated to a degree in business or technical.
  • Ideally MCIPS qualified.
  • 5-8 years Procurement Experience
  • Experience in category management in a multi country organisation
  • Fluent written and verbal English is a must, other languages a plus
  • Willing to cooperate in international projects.
  • Experience in multiple industry sectors considered a plus

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