Head of Purchasing/Category Management

The Opportunity - Head of Purchasing/Category Management

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About the role:

You will ensure that the category strategies are aligned to the overall business objectives and drive improvements in total cost for all products.   It is necessary to create a business environment and develop a multi-functional framework that the teams can operate in effectively, and execute efficiently the approved strategies.

The person in the role will need to form strong relationships with Engineering and Operational leaders to drive the necessary changes required to implement the category strategy framework.

What does this role involve day to day?

Strategy Development & integration: Ensure Category strategy programme is initiated in a standard way globally.  Ensure that the process can be integrated within all aspects of the business effectively.

Relationship & Business Integration:  Ensure that stakeholders understand the business benefit of category management.  Ensure the business develop strong relationship for the long term that drives greater capability and performance.

People Leadership: Ensure the leading and development of a category team and programme. Ensuring there is a strong cross-functional mind set.

Business Management & Coordination:  Ensuring cross functional category knowledge and ensure all opportunities are leveraged.

This will be suited to you...

Skills:

• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Proven change management skills
• Demonstrate leadership skills
• Ability to manage changing business requirements and demands
• Influential dexterity
• Conflict resolution ability
• Results ownership

Knowledge  

• Implement a Category & Supplier Management in a Global organisation
• Cost and pricing management
• Managing and implementing supply and sourcing strategies
• Performance & Change management
• Contracting and contract management
• Financial awareness

Experience & Qualifications

• Purchasing in an Engineering and production environment
• Success in leading a multi-disciplinary team
• Holding and building Senior relationships within a global and matrix organisation
• Engineering and/or Programme Management understanding
• Virtual Team Management
• Graduate calibre
• Preferably CIPS qualified
• Production or Engineering background
• Flexibility to travel

What happens next?

Ordinarily, our Resourcing Team reviews and shortlists CVs. If shortlisted, you’ll speak to one of our Recruiters to discuss the role further. Our interview process usually consists of an initial teams interview followed by an in-person interview. We’ll keep in touch throughout the process but if you have any questions, please get in touch at recruitment@jcb.com 

 What’s in it for you?

This is your chance to join a company that values expertise not only in rewards but also in real employee care. At JCB you don’t just get a competitive salary, 33 days’ holiday and access to our company pension—you can also use our onsite gym, in-house doctor, dentist and visiting optician. We have an ULEV car scheme available for our employees too. Then there’s the JCB Rewards Hub, which gives you discounts with high street retailers. Feel like biking to work? There’s our Cycle to Work Scheme.

We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

We’re committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair and inclusive. If you face any accessibility challenges with your online application and require additional support, you have the option of speaking to a member of our Recruitment Team who can support you to complete an application in an alternative format. If you would benefit from this support, please email recruitment@jcb.com, and a member of the team will be in touch.

Recruitment Agencies: JCB does not accept any speculative approaches to present candidates for advertised vacancies.