Procurement Category Manager X 2 Finance

SD Worx is a leading European provider of Payroll & HR services with global reach. We have offices in Europe and an office in Mauritius. Our goal? We bring people solutions to life, so companies of any size can turn Human Resources into a source of value for the business and the people in it.

Our people solutions span the entire employee journey, from getting people paid to attracting, rewarding, and developing talent. Are you ready to join us?

Due to growth we are currently seeking 2 x Category Managers to join our global procurement team and be based in either the UK or Spain: 1 x Category Manager for Sales & Operations and 1 x Category Manager for Marketing.

**What do we have to offer?**
- An attractive salary based on your experience and achievement, and the freedom to compose your personal benefit package.
- A dynamic environment: flexible working hours and working from home.
- Learning opportunities: through an individual development plan and professional training.
- Career growth: whether you want to become more of an expert in your field or expand your knowledge more horizontally, there is always room to grow within SD Worx

**About the role**:
The corporate procurement team is a new, growing function within SD Worx at an international corporate level. We are excited to be expanding our function further.

You will be based in either the UK or Spain as part of the international team. You will have a strong background in indirect procurement activity and be responsible for the category of either sales (services) and operations spend or marketing spend.

You will be responsible for the international category plan, and therefore have close collaboration with stakeholders across these areas to ensure that we define and deploy sourcing strategy against the business objectives.

You will be responsible for the realization of our savings and value-add activity to drive deeper engagement with the procurement team and show our value contribution.

You will ensure that we achieve group compliance targets in alignment with policies, strategies, and processes.

**What do you have to offer?**
- Strong category management experience managing indirect procurement (sales/marketing categories would be beneficial).
- Min. 3-5 years of experience in a similar functional domain or other related position, with knowledge of categories/market at hand.
- Master's degree with emphasis on areas of Business, Economics, Finance, Procurement, Legal, or comparable professional education is beneficial.
- Strong experience and background in indirects (ideally professional services) within the procurement domain, preferably at an international level.
- Sound knowledge in procurement methodologies, partnering, category management, supplier selection, negotiation, and contracting.
- Knowledge of Procurement tools: spend analysis, P2P buying channels.
- Experience of working in collaboration with project process management.
- Strong analytical, presentation, communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills.
- Action-oriented and solution-minded team player with a high degree of self-management.
- Excellent English written and spoken.

**Which tasks can you expect?**
- Prepare Procurement Category Strategies/Plan/Objectives with main stakeholders, including risk assessment, supplier base assessment, opportunities, and supplier relationship management strategy.
- Manage relationships with key stakeholders and business representatives at an international level.
- Consolidate requirements and act as a business partner.
- Benchmark (sub)category best practices to identify initiatives for improvement.
- Develop internal & external analysis (industry & supplier).
- Lead category strategy implementation, including execution of defined sourcing initiatives (according to strategic sourcing methodology, RFx) or spend rationalization initiatives.
- Support the work and efforts of the cross-functional sourcing team in different stages of the sourcing steps.
- Drive supplier selection and fact-based negotiations.
- Lead contract implementation and drive contract compliance.
- Support key Supplier Management and Contract management lifecycle activities in cooperation with Service Delivery teams or stakeholders.
- Perform spend analysis and Procurement reporting for your category(ies). Importantly, manage the stakeholders, enhance and develop relationships, and ensure we act in a joined-up way to the rest of the business.
- From many places, we work as one, moving from better to best together._

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