HOLD - Category Manager
Job Introduction
Tarmac is the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business. Our innovative products and solutions not only deliver the infrastructure needed to grow the UK economy today, but also help to create a more sustainable built environment for the country’s long-term future.
We are now looking for a Category Manager to join our team based out offices in Solihull, although we are operating a hybrid model of working. The role reports to the Head of Category Management.
In this role you will developing and implementing best practice governance and contract management strategies to deliver value, cost savings and ensure supplier obligations to the business are met in full.
You’ll also influence and support category managers on contract reviews, structure and SLA’s as well as reviewing and tracking indices in relation to contract clauses to trigger contract reviews.
Role Responsibility
In this role you will be responsible for a number of tasks including:
- Developing and maintaining a contract register targeting cost management, supplier obligations and termination conditions
- Providing expert advice to category managers on end-to-end contract management
- Developing and implementing robust policies, processes and systems to support contract management, which will include contract management dashboards and standard reporting
- Producing and maintaining internal guidance and training on contract management
- Supporting contract reviews internally and externally as required
- Working with in house Counsel to agree updates to contract and SLA documentation
- Actively managing specific contracts as agreed by the Procurement Leadership Team
- Leading a program of contract reviews including supplier engagement and cost recovery activity where applicable
- Monitoring indexation and market trends to identify targeted supplier engagement
- Supporting supplier engagement in price reduction initiatives where market data supports a logic-based approach
- Supporting teams by providing behavioural profiling of suppliers
- Supporting Category teams on price contract / price disputes
- Supporting CAF process where relevant to ensure contract obligations are appropriate, measurable and have best chance of delivering value.
- Identifying contractual risks
The Ideal Candidate
To succeed in this role you’ll require a number of key skills including:
- Ideally, you’ll be educated to degree level in business or technical subject or have the equivalent relevant experience. Ideally MCIPS qualified with 5-8 years procurement experience
- Experience in category management in a multi country organisation
- Fluent written and verbal English is essential, other languages are desirable
- Willing to cooperate and support in international projects
- Experience in multiple industry sectors is beneficial
- Experience of working in a matrix structure across a multi-site business would be useful
Why Us
We offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits:
- Car allowance (role dependent)
- Bonus scheme
- Enhanced holiday entitlement
- Contributory pension scheme
- Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
- Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
- Access to join our Employee Communities including: BAME; LGBTQ+; Working Parents
- Training and development opportunities
Tarmac is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Tarmac Trading Limited