Procurement Category Manager – Office Operations
Latham & Watkins
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Manchester • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Acting as the lead procurement professional for the Office Operations category in a strategic and supportive manner to purchase required products and services
- Using a consultative approach and expertise to conduct strategic sourcing events, including collecting, analysing, and presenting data and recommendations to various levels of management across the organisation
- Partnering with the business in contract and price negotiations, including reviewing business terms, Service Level Agreements, Statements of Work, etc.
- Facilitating a collaborative approach to category management, including but not limited to category spend analytics, multi-year strategic sourcing roadmaps, and acquiring and educating the enterprise on markets, suppliers, and trends
- Working collaboratively with suppliers and Real Estate and Workplace Experience teams to enhance supplier value and innovation
Requirements
- Possess an understanding and familiarity with office operations-related products, services, and global suppliers
- Exhibit strong leadership and organisational skills with a focus on problem-solving
- Demonstrate the ability to make good decisions based on a mixture of input from others, analysis, and sound judgement
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Progressively responsible strategic sourcing experience, including vendor negotiations and RFx events
- Experience in procurement category management, vendor management/vendor risk management, and commercial negotiations
- Experience establishing a strategic sourcing function or helping significantly mature a function, preferably Global procurement experience
Benefits
- Health insurance as well as group income protection and life assurance
- A pension plan
- Wellness programs
- Employee discounts
- And more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
strategic sourcingvendor negotiationsRFx eventscategory managementvendor managementvendor risk managementcommercial negotiationsdata analysiscontract managementService Level Agreements
Soft Skills
leadershiporganizational skillsproblem-solvingdecision-makingcollaborationconsultative approachcommunicationsound judgementanalytical thinkingeducational skills
Certifications
bachelor's degree