Category Director
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Location: Bristol London or Edinburgh
In this position youll be based in the Bristol London or Edinburgh office for a minimum of three days a week with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at give you a world of potential
Computershare has an exciting opportunity for a Category Director to join our Technology Services Team based in Bristol London or Edinburgh.
We are looking for an experienced and accomplished individual to take on this role to be responsible for providing procurement support negotiating with thirdparty suppliers for all technology goods and services which supports all our business units and functions throughout Computershare across all global locations.
What makes this role exciting Well:
- Were passionate about supporting our employees in their careers so if you are passionate about supporting employees whilst continuing to develop yourself this is an exciting role for you.
- As this is a Senior role a key part will be engaging with executive stakeholders on a global scale giving you great exposure to our business.
Interested Keep reading to find out more about what you will be doing.
A role you will love
As our Category Director you will be responsible for leading global vendor management efforts by building deep expertise within the technology categories aligned to SaaS and software to drive value and cost savings from our supply chain.
One of the most important parts of your role is being tasked with making Computershare more attractive for suppliers to do business with and will steer Computershare Vendor Management towards becoming a source of competitive advantage innovation and risk management in addition to operational and cost control.
Other key responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the CTS VM SaaS & Software category function and support the building of a high performing CTS VM team (recruitment training staffing and retention) overall.
- Lead crossfunctional and/or crossregional teams to develop and execute category strategies and management plan for assigned categories.
- Drive continuous improvement mindset within the responsible category/categories.
- Directly engage with suppliers on multiple levels (conduct negotiations select suppliers and administer contracts define a set of supplier performance KPIs and proactively hold performance dialogues).
- Build strong and lasting relationship with business stakeholders (drive alignment with key stakeholders on category and sourcing strategies drive overall reduction in total cost of ownership).
What will you bring to the role
We are looking for an experienced individual to take on this role ideally coming from a Procurement & Vendor management background with a strong Technology & Financial Services element.
Relationship building is key in this role as you will be working closely with senior stakeholders the wider technology teams and our vendors. You will need to be a strong decision maker; you will work with the team and stakeholders to make business critical decisions while listening to everyones inputs.
Some other key skills that youll have:
- Expert knowledge of Category strategies (for technology goods and services especially SaaS and Software) and the associated supplier landscape.
- Previously developed and implemented global Category strategies in alignment with business.
- Previously operated as a senior technology Category Director / Procurement Manager in a global organisation managing a spend of approximately USD $50m up to USD $250M.
- Broad knowledge and awareness of relevant legislative and regulatory requirements as well as understanding of standard contractual terms and conditions to mitigate risk.
- Highly experienced in solving complex problems and scenario modelling with multiple data sources and inputs
- Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
If this role sounds like what youre looking for apply today!
Rewards designed for you
Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle.
Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family.
Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company and youll receive a company contribution as well.
Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future.
And more. Ours is a welcoming and closeknit community with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our careers hub will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare visit Experience:
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