Category Manager Capital & Indirects

Job Description

The Role & Key Responsibilities Job Title: Category ManagerCapital & Indirect ProcurementLocation: Peterborough UK, Hybrid with some UK travelContract and Shift details: PermanentMondayFriday 37.5hrs per weekHave you got experience of managing indirect procurement categories and capital expenditure If so, we have an opportunity for you!You will have responsibility for delivering effective procurement and targeted savings within your set categories ensuring they are managed from a contractual risk and delivery perspective. You will be a key part of the embedding of procurement in the capitalinvestment projects working with internal and external teams looking at opportunities to bring in scale and consistency to decisions made on spend.Other opportunities and responsibilities will involve:

• Developing a strategic approach with use of best practice and tools
• Working collaboratively with wider AB Agri and ABF groups to identify opportunities for wide value add
• Use of eSourcing tools to increase value and transparency of tendering process and documentation of contracts
• Working closely with ABF legal team to ensure agreements where appropriate meet compliance and minimise any potential risks
• Cost savings by scale and consistency which could positively impact overall business financials

This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to use their experience to take ownership of these categories, bring in change, cost savings, opportunities for best practice and possible improvements into a well established supportive team.To be successful in this role some of the knowledge, skills and experience we are looking for:

• Experience of Indirect Category Management ideally with experience of Capital Category Management.
• CIPS qualified is desired but not essential based on experience.
• Experience gained in a Manufacturing, Engineering or Supply Chain environment.
• Experience of using eSourcing tools e.g Scanmarket or similar
• Comfortable with working with legal agreements and documents

Location For this role we are looking for someone who can work on a Hybrid approach ideally 1-2 days a week from our Peterborough office but also travel on occasion to meet your stakeholders at our sites across the UK. Our sites can be in rural locations with minimalpublic transport therefore a driving licence will be essential to this role.Rewarding your passion When you join us, youll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it. From annual salary reviews and incentive bonus, ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial and wellbeing benefitsthese are just some of the ways we reward you -from day one.About usABN is the UKs number one animal feed business, serving pig and poultry producers across the UK. These range from large corporate customers through to family-owned farm enterprises. We service these customers with feed, nutrition, advice, and related services.Were part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc) and were passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering dataservices for the agri-food industry. What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and thats because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together were building a fair, innovative and inclusiveculture.As a Disability Confident employer, were committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone so if you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a signlanguage interpreter - or anything else) just let us know.Application Notes We hope you feel that AB Agri is somewhere you can thrive and so wed love to hear from you. We get a lot of applications for our roles and sometimes need to close the process early so register your details and upload your CV via our careers website as soonas you canit will only take a few minutes.When you do, well ask you some equal opportunities questions just to ensure our recruitment process is inclusiveor show us areas we can improve. This information is anonymised, separate from your application and is never seen by the hiring panel. Youcan choose not to answer these questions and this wont affect your application.Apply today or contact our recruitment team for more information.Agencies and media salesAB Agri group politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We dont accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them