Description
Role: Procurement Engagement Manager
Location: Wokingham, High Wycombe or Maidenhead.
Contract: 12 Months +
Day Rate: £500
The Role:
Our leading client requires a Cluster Engagement Manager. You will be part of a small procurement team in support of approximately $400 million in spend in Marketing & Sales categories and Business Services.
Essentials:
*Strong internal and external stakeholder management and communication skills
*Support the development of Marketing category strategies in close collaboration with the Global and Regional Category teams;
*lead and direct the implementation of category initiatives to support the Business teams in the different sectors such as Consumer, Pharma and Medical Devices
*Provide supplier relationship management in key relationships within categories.
*Representing Procurement in the cluster as Primary point of contact and be accountable for delivery of Procurement cluster commitments including financial, service, reliability, quality, social impact, innovation, and growth
*Identify business insights, business needs and priorities in close collaboration with the category organization and the Business Engagement Lead's
*Commercial Category Management in Marketing and Sales (Media & Agencies, Professional Education, Sales & Distributions, Marketing Operations or Market Research)
*Understanding of change management concepts, frameworks and issues
*Experience working within a mature ERP systems culture/SSC environment
*Regular (Monthly) European travel to be expected
*Multilingual candidate would be advantageous
Profiles, recommendations and enquiries welcomed - (see below)
Procurement, Engagement, Supplier Selection, Contract Implementation, Category, Business Process, Services Management, Supplier Management, Process Owner, Asset Management, Demand management, Inventory Management, Member of the Institute of Supply Chain, IoSCM, ISM, Institute for Supply Management, Certified Professional in Supply Management, CPSM, CPSD, Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply, CIPS, MCIPS, ACIPS, Medical, Clinical, Pharma
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