The Orders of St John Care Trust
Location
Oxford, Oxfordshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week, with hybrid working 2-3 days working across OSJCT trust sites.
About the role
We are looking to recruit for a new Category Manager to join our Procurement team. The Category manager will be responsible in aiming to delivery financial savings and to implement a procurement strategy for spend in categories in their scope.
About You
You will be a qualified Procurement professional, with a minimum of 6 years’ experience in the development, drafting, structuring, negotiating and managing of supplier contracts. Other skills and experience required include:
- Drives implementation of and continually reviews procurement strategy with key stakeholders thereby ensuring alignment with business direction thus enabling OSJCT to achieve its medium to long terms goals
- Ensures OSJCT builds and maintains expert knowledge of the key supply markets under control
- Develops relevant supplier relationships that will aid the delivery of OSJCT’s strategy, drive innovation, continual improvement and best practice.
- Maximises the ROI on the OSJCT spend with third parties
- Ensures, via collaboration with the business and through project execution, that agreed project targets are delivered to time and budget.
- Challenges stakeholder requirements and educates stakeholders on the supply base and the market in order to drive maximum benefit and preferred supplier compliance
- Works with the business/key stakeholders in promoting and delivering effective contract and supplier management practices
- Manages risks and ensures value for money through effective negotiations and putting in place appropriate contractual relationships
About our Benefits
As a key member of the team, you can expect benefits such as:
- Contributary company pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Free parking
- ‘My Rewards’ scheme and Blue Light Card giving you discount on shopping, holidays, cinema, dining, days out and much more
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