Group Strategic Sourcing Category Manager Indirect and CAPEX
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Job Location:
High Wycombe - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
20 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Oxford Instruments we enable the worlds leading industrial companies and scientific research communities to image analyse and manipulate materials down to the atomic and molecular level. With a sixty-year history and fourteen Queens Awards for Enterprise our world-class products and technologies are helping our customers to address the greatest challenges of the 21st century.
GSS Category Manager (Indirect and CAPEX Spend)
Join Oxford Instruments and help shape the sourcing strategies that power scientific innovation. As our GSS Category Manager youll play a key role in driving value reducing risk and building a sustainable highperforming supply base across the Group.
What Youll Do
- Lead Indirect and CAPEX category strategies that deliver impact across our global business.
- Partner with business leaders to optimise spend elevate supplier performance and drive continuous improvement.
- Build strong supplier relationships and negotiate commercial agreements that support quality service and longterm sustainability.
- Guide crossfunctional teams through sourcing projects ensuring alignment compliance and bestpractice procurement.
- Manage supplier KPIs financial performance reporting and the Group Approved Vendor List.
- Oversee contracting supplier quality and risk mitigation to protect business continuity.
What You Bring
- Strong procurement experience with proven success in Indirect and CAPEX categories.
- Strategic analytical mindset with the ability to turn insights into action.
- Commercially focused with solid financial and market awareness.
- Confident communicator and influencer who thrives in a matrix environment.
- Proactive resultsdriven and always looking for smarter better ways of working.
- Uptodate on industry trends and passionate about advancing sourcing excellence.
Qualifications
- Degree in a relevant field (preferred).
- MCIPS certification beneficial but not essential.
Why Oxford Instruments
Be part of a business that pushes the boundaries of science and technology. Youll have the freedom to make an impact lead meaningful change and help shape the sourcing strategies that support our mission to deliver worldchanging tools and solutions.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race colour religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin or disability.
Note to recruitment agencies: Oxford Instruments operates a Preferred Supplier List and we do not accept unsolicited agency CVs. Please do not forward candidate details in response to this advert or to any Oxford Instruments employees or other company locations. Oxford Instruments is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs.
Required Experience:
Manager
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About Company
Oxford Instruments is a leading provider of high technology products and services for research and industry.
