Job Description

Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for an

Procurement Category Manager - Indirects

to join our Production team at our head office in York.

As an

Procurement Category Manager

you will be responsible for managing all indirect procurement activities. You will implement the overall category plan, utilising techniques to consolidate and leverage Portakabin Group spend to deliver maximum value.

Your remit will be to lead on procurement categories / projects across the business.

Role Details:

Annual salary up to 43,000 - 52,000 dependent on skills and experience. Plus an annual on target bonus of 5% Role based: New Lane, Huntington, York (Head Office) Contract type: Permanent Eligible to join Private Medical Scheme Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.

In this role you will be required to:

Design, implement and ensure effective collation of data and details for timely and accurate tracking and reporting of Procurement to objectives and deliverables, on all aspects of sourcing, procurement and contract management. Assist with developing an efficient and ethical supply chain, ensuring robust, sustainable and cost-effective supply base across all categories. Deliver key projects with cross functional teams whilst embedding processes and practices across the team and into the wider stakeholder community. Develop and maintain a high level of market intelligence. Delivers the best quality at the best price, up to date with market trends and challenges, mitigate business risks. Optimise inventories, improved storage, workflows and processes which result in reducing costs. Lead and complete a number of continuous improvement projects to reduce costs.

Benefits & Opportunities

Contributory pension including life insurance benefit A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services Cycle to Work Scheme Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!) Learning & development opportunities and resources Opportunity for career progression A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day

Our Ideal Candidate

Qualified to degree level (or above) or equivalent combined education and work experience. Previous experience as an Indirect Procurement Category Manager role. Have extensive knowledge relevant to the job and field. Good analytical skills and able to build sound relationships, in-depth knowledge of company's operating model and strong knowledge of contracting principles and practices.

SKILLS:

Procurement Management, Communication, Negotiation, Supplier Management, Market Research, Budget Management, Inventory Management, Contract Management, Risk Management, Financial Acumen.
Even if you do not match all of our 'ideal' criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role.

We are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing

TBC.

NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.

Why Portakabin?

At Portakabin, we design and deliver high-quality modular buildings for organisations of all sizes, in various sectors including manufacturing, education, health, transport, utilities and construction. Delivering our products sustainably, and safely to our customers is of utmost importance.

Portakabin now employs more than 2,200 people across the UK and Europe. Our people are at the heart of business and the reason for our success. We offer career progression, support and development opportunities giving our employees space to grow.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on resourcing@portakabin.com

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 43,000.00-52,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Company pension Cycle to work scheme Employee discount Enhanced maternity leave Flexitime Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Paid volunteer time Private medical insurance Referral programme Sick pay Store discount Unlimited paid holidays Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in York YO32