Category Manager - Technology

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Job description Posted 23 February 2021

Category Manager

6 months

Remote

Up to £550 per day via umbrella

Responsibilities:

To lead the creation, execution and management of comprehensive global sourcing strategies for specified global spend categories within the responsibility scope of CBS Procurement
Leveraging deep category and market expertise
Operating in a truly global manner
Utilizing GSK and GSK Procurement policies, procedures, processes, systems and methodologies
Engaging and building strategic relationships with key senior stakeholders and business partners in GSK
Understanding the business requirements of key stakeholders and business partners and positioning the Procurement value proposition
Delivering the needs of key stakeholders and business partners through creation and execution of global sourcing strategies
Identifying and delivering business benefits aligned to assurance of supply, quality, service, cost and innovation Ensuring financial value delivered is recognized by affected stakeholder communities and Finance groups, to allow benefit capture and transparent decision making on how benefits are allocated by business units, in line with the Spend Management Framework
Creating and delivering effective budgets (Plans of Purchase) agreed with key stakeholders and Finance in accordance with the Spend Management Framework
Leading, developing and managing the supply base for the in scope spend categories
Building and leading effective strategic relationships with key suppliers
Driving sustainable value for GSK from key supplier relationships

Knowledge/ Education / Previous Experience Required

• Relevant experience in Tech procurement

• Proven negotiations and contract management skills.

• English proficiency (written and oral), other language required

• Leadership/communication skills

• Full knowledge to deal with Microsoft tools

• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills

• Proven ability to work remotely and successfully in global complex organisations

• Special skill on Excel , pivot tables, and databases understanding

• Use of Strategic Thinking to build relationship (with stakeholders and suppliers) and create sourcing plans

• Managing fast, efficient and transparent information flows

• Solve issues/blockage, beware of risks, support implementation and robustly forecast spend and saving

• Ability to plan strategies & lead high level negotiations for long term and/or multi-countries high value contracts