Lead buyer, category management Work, Jobs in Birmingham, Eng (with Salaries)

Category Lead Manager
M Group —Warwick
- Hybrid work
- Negotiation
- Employee discount
Senior Strategic Procurement Manager
NP Aerospace —Coventry
- From £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- ERP systems
- Analysis skills
- Agile
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
Senior Buyer, Cable Management Products
ABB Limited —Coleshill
- Management
- ERP systems
- Supervising experience
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
12d
Senior Strategic Procurement Manager
NP Aerospace Limited —Coventry
- From £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- ERP systems
- Analysis skills
- Agile
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
Head of New Business
BDO —Birmingham
- Full-time
- Sales
- SQL
- Contracts
Operations & Supply Chain Centre of Excellence (CoE) - Manager
KPMG —Birmingham
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- IT
- Leadership
- Flexible schedule
Category Manager - European Transportation & Freight Payment (UK)
Arconic —Birmingham
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- PMP
Customer Services Team Leader (Contact Centre Based)
Midland Heart —Birmingham
- £45,330 a year
- Monday to Friday
- Supervising experience
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
4d
Category Manager - Cutting Tools
MSC Industrial Supply Co UK —Wednesbury
- £50,000 - £55,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Data analysis skills
- Project management
- Free parking
- Store discount
Quick apply
14d
Head of Commercial Insights
BDO —Birmingham
- Full-time
- SQL
- AI
- Leadership
Category Manager
BSS —Coventry
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Analysis skills
- Plumbing
Senior Category Manager
WM Trains —Birmingham
- £60,000 - £65,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- No degree
- Negotiation
- Employee assistance programme
Incident & Resilience Lead
Halfords —Redditch
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- IT
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Associate Commercial Lead
Gambling Commission —Birmingham
- £42,000 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- Presentation skills
- Contracts
- Annual leave
12d
Lead Auditor - Multi Standard
LRQA group —Birmingham
- Microsoft Outlook
- Engineering
- English
Materials Planner / Buyer
Omnia Resourcing —Redditch
- £40,000 - £45,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Communication skills
Senior Buyer
M Group —Warwick
- Hybrid work
- Oracle
- Employee discount
Part-Time / Ad-Hoc PCV Minibus or Coach Driver
West Midland Coaches Limited —Birmingham
- £13 - £18 an hour
- Part-time
- Customer service
- Maintenance
- English
- Flexible schedule
Quick apply
12d
Senior Category Specialist (Technology & Services)
System C —Leamington Spa
- Full-time
- Negotiation
Category Manager
Irwin Mitchell —Birmingham
- Full-time
- Marketing
- Negotiation

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Category Lead Manager

M Group -
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Job details

Benefits

Company pension
Employee discount

Qualifications

Sourcing
Category management
Procurement
Negotiation

Full job description

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Reporting to the Senior Procurement Manager, the Category Lead Manager (Comms) responsible for developing and achieving category strategies, managing product ranges, optimising pricing and promotions, and building strong relationships with suppliers and internal teams.

This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement to be in our Warwick HQ 1 day per week.

What you’ll do:

Accountable for managing categories of spend within a designated business unit and associated spend with a multimillion annual spend.
Responsible for the creation and implementation of the designated commercial strategies for a designated business unit.
Responsible for the creation of strategies for H/M/L value and complex / non-complex categories
Responsible for all RFx activities, managing the sourcing process, negotiation and contracting activities for H/M/L value categories and complex / non-complex categories
Responsible for the evaluation of suppliers as part of supplier on-boarding process and implementation of iProcurement strategy category code management in line with Category strategy
Responsible for on-going supplier performance and supplier relationship management throughout the contract lifetime, including inputs to risk register and risk mitigation strategies.

Who you are:

You’re an experienced category professional with a strong commercial mindset. You have experience in a similar role with a track record of building effective supplier and stakeholder relationships, and you collaborate confidently across teams to deliver results.

Key Requirements:

Experience in a similar Comms related role is essential
Degree or equivalent in an appropriate discipline Or Professional qualification MCIPS, preferably Chartered status
A track record in driving cost out and driving value up within a Procurement organisation
A successful track record of following a strategic sourcing / category management methodology
Demonstrable experience in category management in a procurement or commercial environment
Experience in developing category plans and strategy
Excellent negotiation skills and techniques
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to demonstrate exceptional stakeholder management approach and skills.

What we offer:

At Telent, we’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued, supported, and able to thrive. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage diverse perspectives across our teams.

The additional benefits with this role:

Car Allowance
34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell days annually OR 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually
Company pension scheme
A range of family friendly policies
Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme.

We are guided by our values and behaviours:

Be Inclusive

Take Responsibility

Collaborate

Be Customer-focussed

Join us and help deliver critical infrastructure projects that make a real difference.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

#TelentTS IND1

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lead buyer, category management jobs in birmingham, eng

Category Lead Manager

Senior Strategic Procurement Manager

Senior Buyer, Cable Management Products

Senior Strategic Procurement Manager

Head of New Business

Operations & Supply Chain Centre of Excellence (CoE) - Manager

Category Manager - European Transportation & Freight Payment (UK)

Customer Services Team Leader (Contact Centre Based)

Category Manager - Cutting Tools

Head of Commercial Insights

Category Manager

Senior Category Manager

Incident & Resilience Lead

Associate Commercial Lead

Lead Auditor - Multi Standard

Materials Planner / Buyer

Senior Buyer

Part-Time / Ad-Hoc PCV Minibus or Coach Driver

Senior Category Specialist (Technology & Services)

Category Manager

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