Procurement Manager

As a member of the Capita Procurement Team your objectives are to help to deliver the Category Team's capability, ensuring consistent and effective sourcing (external and internal) risk management and innovation to simplify the supply chain. As Category Manager you will manage a subcategory spend across the Group that has critical business impact.

Job title : Procurement Manager

Job Description :

As a member of the Capita Procurement Team your objectives are to help to deliver the Category Team's capability, ensuring consistent and effective sourcing (external and internal) risk management and innovation to simplify the supply chain. As Category Manager you will manage a subcategory spend across the Group that has critical business impact.

You will manage spend up to £50m which may cover spend across IT, Human Resources, Professional Services Telecoms and Facilities Management. Managing value delivery, on-going performance and the risk represented by the substantial supply base is of critical importance

• Work with cross-functional teams and working with sourcing and commercial managers through the sourcing process to deliver results that deliver commercial advantage for Capita
• Work with the Category Head to develop and deliver a clear category strategy for the Group
• Responsible for ensuring suppliers provide value for money and business benefit to the company, including innovative proposals.
• Expected to have strong knowledge of commercial and contract management trends in the respective supply markets to apply best practice to supplier management Candidate Information Pack Page 3 of 5
• Develop relationships with existing Suppliers that leverage spend to reduce costs whilst delivering innovation and benefit to our business.
• Develop new strategic relationships with new suppliers and partners to meet customer needs and requirements that allow us to differentiate Capita in the market.
• Lead cost management exercises to identify waste and drive immediate savings in external costs. . Identify opportunities to exploit economies of scale (group leverage, standardization, normalization of suppliers etc.)
• Working with Business Partners and stakeholders to gain an in-depth understanding of the industry and related Divisional business models is essential.
• Working with our shared services organisation to help set up and enhance the team's buying capabilities to support the wider category spend strategy

Key Accountabilities :

Key Activities :

Location : Pune

India

Time Type : Full time

Contract Type : Permanent

Skills Required

Contract Management, Cost Management, Market Knowledge, Sourcing, supplier relationship management , Analytics