Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development and assist with the implementation of a Category Strategy for assigned spend categories.
• Prepare and support with the execution of strategic sourcing.
• Prepare input and support the execution of Supplier Relationship Management for key suppliers within the assigned categories, including supplier segmentation, contract management, supplier risks identification and mitigation and suppliers performance.
• Support the monitoring of supplier performance.
• Prepare and assist with external management review meetings with segmented suppliers.
• Drive operational efficiency in alignment with the Supply Chain Processes and Strategies.
• Contribute to the development and drive the implementation of the Category Strategy to deliver cost effective category solutions and business models for assigned categories.
• Supplier base management and supplier classification (Preferred Supplier List - PSL), securing competition in the supplier base.
• Deliver Category targets and KPI's for assigned spend categories.
• Implement ways of working according to AWE Category Management Framework.
• Business Intelligence and Benchmark including Business Intelligence and supplier market analysis, benchmark potential suppliers and market insight to support category development.

Skills:

• Procurement Generalist
• Attention to detail.
• Analytical skills
• Develop Analysis - supplier bids.
• Effective interpersonal skills with good verbal, written, presentation, influencing & negotiation skills
• Good IT literacy, able to pick up system skills and knowledge to access and analyse relevant data.
• Understands system role and how to access relevant information within procurement, commissioning & performance management.
• Understanding of procurement, commissioning and contract management activity and its contribution to achieving strategic and service aims and objectives.
• Understanding of a category management approach to procurement
• Experience of purchasing a number of types of goods & services
• Good planning & organisation skills
• Supplier Relationship Management.
• Stakeholders Collaboration

Candidates must hold or be willing to undergo SC Clearance.