Hobson Prior are seeking a Capital Category Manager to join a top pharmaceutical organisation who are focus on the creation of human blood plasma products. For more information regarding this role please get in contact now!

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Job Responsibilities:

• Define and deliver a category strategy for the provision of Capital Projects and engineering services through category management, competitive tendering and contract management.
• End to end control of the procurement process from pre-award, evaluation and post contract award.
• Project management and project ownership with involvement in stage gate reviews.
• Provide commercial recommendations, negotiate appropriate contracts and support deliverables.
• Maintain a healthy pipeline of sourcing activity/projects with realisable objectives and achieve them in the agreed time lines. Deliver cost reduction targets.
• Manage a complex stakeholder environment across multiple individuals and organisations over long periods of time. Lead on stakeholder relationships at a senior level and be recognised externally as a key point of contact.
• Build and maintain strong, positive and trusting relationships with key stakeholders.
• Continually track the supply market - keeping abreast of developments, trends, risks and opportunities.
• Manage the processes of in-contract performance measurement and management and delivering on agreed SLA's & KPI's.
• Ensure that correct contract documentation is in place.
• Timely renewal of contracts preventing being out of contract with suppliers.
• Create well-structured documents and presentations without guidance. Take sole responsibility for the development and refinement of core sourcing documentation.
• Interactively tailor the depth of communicated information for specific audiences and situations.

Key Skills:

• Proven communication skills.
• Ability to understand complex situations and translate a simple message to their audience.
• Advanced MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint skills.

Requirements:

• Proven procurement professional.
• 5 years' experience in a procurement role.
• Manipulation of data to improve business process and delivery of role.
• Proven track record of stakeholder management.
• Experienced in EPC and EPCM projects.
• Knowledge and experience in any of NEC3, JCT, LOGIC, FIDIC of IChemE contracts. Experienced in performance management and dispute resolution Proven project management experience.

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