Category Manager (Procurement) - IRIS- Networx Services : Job Details

Category Manager (Procurement)

£42,170 - £46,852 per annum (depending on experience)

Home based with travel to Worcester/Solihull office as required

Permanent, Full Time

Join our client’s growing Procurement team and help them make a difference!

They are currently looking for a Category Manager to join their expanding Procurement team on a permanent basis.

Now is an exciting time to join the Group, a dynamic, forward-thinking social housing business who offer employees an inclusive and supportive environment with excellent benefits and family friendly policies.

In this role you’ll collaborate closely with their Property and Asset Management teams, utilising Category Management tools and techniques to secure optimal outcomes for both the Group and their customers across all areas of indirect and direct spend.

If you have relevant Category Management experience, particularly in property and maintenance, and are driven to support their growth with enthusiasm, they want to hear from you!

Some of the things they are looking for:

• Experience of working in similar role in a Procurement, Category Management, or commercial function.

• Experience of managing a team.

• Experience across appropriate Categories of Spend

• Experience of managing property related spend areas such as maintenance, repairs, materials, fleet (either planned and/or responsive).

• Strong communication skills with proven experience of developing and managing relationships with senior colleagues within a complex organisation.

• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office

While this role offers the flexibility of being home-based, occasional travel to Group offices and other locations, including Birmingham Business Park Solihull and Central Park, Worcester, is required.

Some of the great benefits they can offer you:???? ?

• Up to 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with the opportunity to buy and sell leave????

• Family friendly policies?including generous Paternity, Maternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave plus 3 days paid Urgent Domestic Leave?

• Medicash membership for all employees which includes access to an employee assistance?programme, discounted gym membership and exclusive discounts?????????

• Health Cash Plan worth up to £1700 p/a with cashback for dental, optical, physio and complementary therapies?and more???????

• Pension scheme with minimum employee contributions of up to 6% and they will contribute up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)?????????

• Learning and Development opportunities??

• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme?

• Employee reward and recognition scheme with wellbeing hub and discount from a wide range of retailers?

They aim to hold interviews for this role on Monday 15th April at our Worcester office (WR5 1DU) and will contact you following shortlisting to arrange a suitable time.