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Category Lead Manager

Employer
Telent
Location
England, Warwickshire
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
17 Sep 2024
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Sector
Corporate Services, Finance
Contract Type
Full time

Job Details

Our Business Support teams deliver the vital services to ensure the continued success of our business divisions. These services include HR, Finance, Procurement, Marketing, Legal and Commercial, Estates and Facilities, Core Technology, Corporate Security, IT, and Fleet. Every person in every team is contributing to the lasting impact our Team makes. Help keep the nation's critical digital infrastructures connected and protected.

Reporting into the Senior Procurement Manager, you will be accountable for managing categories of spend classed as Highways and associated spend with a significant total annual spend of circa £20m.

What you'll do:

  • Responsible for all RFx activities, managing the sourcing process, negotiation and contracting activities for H/M value categories and complex categories
  • Responsible for the evaluation of suppliers as part of supplier on-boarding process and implementation of i Procurement strategy category code management in line with Category strategy
  • Responsible for negotiation of flow-down terms for complex agreements
  • Responsible for on-going supplier performance and supplier relationship management throughout the contract lifetime, including inputs to risk register and risk mitigation strategies.
  • Responsible for management of internal and external stakeholders.

Who you are:

This role would be ideal for a Category Lead Manager with proven experience in a very similar role.

Key Requirements:

  • A track record in driving cost out and driving value up within a Procurement organisation
  • A successful track record of following a strategic sourcing / category management methodology
  • Demonstrable experience in category management in a procurement or commercial environment
  • Experience in developing category plans and strategy.
  • Excellent negotiation skills and techniques
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to demonstrate exceptional stakeholder management approach and skills

What we offer:

A career at Telent can span many sectors, roles, technologies and clients giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver.
We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our on-going commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work.

The additional benefits with this role:

  • 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell five days each year
  • Company pension scheme
  • A range of family friendly policies
  • Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
  • Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme


Brilliance brought together.

Company

Careers site: https://telent.com/careers

Current vacancies: Search Jobs - Telent Careers (oraclecloud.com)

Key locations: Warwick (HQ), London, Belfast, Camberley, Chorley, Dublin with other locations across the UK   

About Telent

Telent specialise in the effective operation of critical national infrastructure and are at the heart of many of the UK’s and Ireland’s best-known brands. We design, deliver and support solutions and services which enable organisations to create, improve and operate the ICT and communication networks that their businesses depend on. Telent operate within various industry sectors including Transport, Emergency Services, Network Providers, Higher Education and Public Sector.

Innovative digital technologies are at the forefront of the UK’s busy Strategic Road Network to keep road users safe and services running smoothly. Transport for London, National Highways and many local authorities use our services for monitoring and controlling road usage, providing up-to-date traffic information and above all, protecting our roads and those that use them.

With traffic congestion and increasingly complex transport systems, our product and service offerings provide complete intelligent solutions. Our responsive approach to our customers, is key in an age where users expect seamless communication, regardless of the technology employed. Our highways solutions include asset management, traffic signal control & maintenance, CCTV, National Digital Infrastructure, 5G private networking and control rooms.  

We’re passionate about creating an environment that champions diversity and inclusion, where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves and empowered to reach their full potential. People are at the heart of our business, and we believe that our teams should reflect the diverse experiences and backgrounds of the communities we support.

Link to our Corporate Video: https://telent.com/video2023

Why Join Telent? People, Impact, and Opportunity

People - Our People join, stay, and demonstrate high performance because they have a shared passion and belief - and a voice. They care about their work because they know their contribution is valued.

Impact - Telent does work that is stimulating, challenging and important. Our People are proud to be building and maintaining critical infrastructure.

Opportunity - We provide equal opportunities for all our People to fulfil their potential and achieve their career aspirations.

Brilliance brought together.

Rewards and Benefits

At Telent, we offer a competitive benefits package additional to the fundamental benefits you’d expect. We invest in people, providing an extensive range of benefits to help you financially, reward you for your efforts, and support your life outside of work. This extensive range is unique to Telent and includes benefits supporting balancing work and home life, health and wellbeing, recognition, and tax-friendly benefits you deserve.  Benefits typically include:   

  • 34 days holiday, including public bank holidays, plus the option to buy or sell five days each year
  • Company matched pension scheme (up to 6% contribution matched)
  • Career development opportunities
  • A range of family friendly policies
  • Occupational health support and wellbeing portal
  • Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme

Where roles allow, colleagues have the flexibility to design their own work pattern so their professional and personal lives can fit better together. Many of our roles allow hybrid working providing the flexibility to work from both home and our offices.

Our Values

At Telent our values and behaviours are extremely important, and they highlight what matters to us. We strive to Be Inclusive; we respect and learn from each other. We Take Responsibility for our actions and drive development and career progression. We seek to Collaborate creating opportunities for teamwork and a ‘One Talent’.  Customer Focused, we strive for continuous improvement and build and maintain trust with our customers. From the moment you join Telent, you’ll be in good company. Our people may come from different backgrounds, but all share the same drive to succeed and can-do attitude.

Telent

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