Category Manager – HR and Corporate Services
Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Telford • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Managing spend area
- Create and implement category strategies for key spend areas aligned with the Business Units and Group service functions
- Ensure procurement policy, processes and spend compliance rules are in place
- Support new product launches within the Business Units
- Create and present recommendations to the business units
- Present key insight/updates to the key stakeholders covering data analysis & market insight
- Implement a supplier relationship strategy to achieve the agreed KPIs
- Carry out continuous improvement and efficiency reviews within the function and business units
Requirements
- Significant experience in HR procurement especially temp. labour, consultants and professional services
- Clear understanding of requirements to support business
- Ability to challenge specifications and operational methods in working with stakeholders
- Specialist knowledge & experience in the defined categories
- Commercial acumen with profound negotiation skills
- Ability to turn strategies and decisions into action
- Strong influencing, negotiation and communication skills at all levels within a business
- Excellent Data Interpretation & Analysis skills
- Moderation/Presentation Skills
- Competent project management skills
- Fluent command of English
- Experience in Food, FMCG or similar operational procurement (desirable)
- German language skills (desirable)
- CIPS certificate (desirable)
- SAP knowledge (desirable)
- University degree and corresponding business experience or equivalent
Benefits
- Up to 15% annual bonus
- 4 x Life Assurance policy
- £550 Car Allowance or Company Car
- Partner Private Medical Insurance
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service)
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave
- Enhanced Bereavement Leave
- Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%)
- Exclusive access to Müller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in-store discounts
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
data analysismarket insightsupplier relationship managementprocurement policycategory strategiescontinuous improvementproject managementnegotiation skillscommercial acumendata interpretation
Soft skills
influencing skillscommunication skillspresentation skillsability to challenge specificationsability to turn strategies into actionstakeholder managementorganizational skillsteam collaborationproblem-solving skillsadaptability
Certifications
CIPS certificateuniversity degree