Macildowie Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics

Senior Category Manager (Chemicals) – Up to £80,000 Per Annum – Solihull

Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm – Hybrid Working Available

Macildowie Procurement has recently partnered with a high growth manufacturing business in Solihull to recruit a Senior Category Manager.

The key objectives are to effective build and develop a strategic sourcing plan throughout the wider business. Tasked with sourcing across the Far East, you will be delivering business and supply chain function targets, with particular focus on Purchase Price Variance (PPV), commodity strategies and inventory management.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for management of strategically important commodities which includes understanding the key parts/ SKUs, cost drivers & supply chain.
• Relationship owner for supplier’s equivalent role, and escalation point for assigned strategic suppliers.
• Review spend analysis of assigned categories to identify sourcing and negotiation opportunities.
• Lead the global direct materials category strategy, including supplier selection, strategic sourcing, cost leadership, and risk management.
• Deliver year on year commercial value through cost optimisation, contract negotiations, and supplier performance improvements.
• Support the development and implementation of a clear sourcing strategy, including mitigation of risk in the supply chain, motivating/empowering people to deliver, whilst ensuring alignment with departmental and wider business goals.
• Supporting with budgeting and purchase price variance (PPV) analysis.
• Undertake and keep abreast of market research for assigned categories, demonstrating capacity and cost driver understanding for key materials and suppliers/industries.
• Forecasting provision for capacity and supply assurance and placing outline agreements and framework orders.
• Deliver and support supplier performance data capture, for your assigned categories to deliver KPI analysis and continuous improvement.
• Ensuring parts in assigned commodities and suppliers are purchased within company inventory policies and optimised delivery methods are identified and implemented.
• Champion sustainability by improving supply chain environmental practices.

The Candidate

• Demonstrated background in a global strategic sourcing procurement environment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Chemicals procurement background.
• Ability to identify cost saving opportunities.
• Experience managing global procurement requirements.
• Able to travel to Nottingham or Solihull.
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office including Excel.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays.
• Bonus scheme.
• Hybrid/flexible working opportunities.

The first stage of the application process is to apply online. If you would like any more information about this vacancy before applying, please get in touch with Tom Whitsey.