Procurement Category Manager

OverviewContract: Permanent / 37.5 Hours Per WeekLocation: Birmingham, with mandatory travel to Oldbury 3 times per week. Hybrid working arrangement.

Salary: £65,000 – £82,000 per year. Days of Work: Monday to Friday. Hours: 09:00 – 17:00.

Join us on our journey as we aim to be the UK’s most sustainable delivery company, delivering a world class service to our customers. You will be in a busy and fast paced business with a turnover of over £2 billion and will have access to great benefits and opportunities to progress your career.

DPD is an inclusive employer focused on reliability, openness and social responsibility. In addition to job security and a competitive salary, we offer benefits from day one.

Responsibilities

GNFR Procurement Category Management

– Provide category leadership and procurement best practice across relevant category area(s). Implement and maintain end-to-end management of supplier decisions, sourcing, negotiation strategy, financial analysis, contracting, ongoing supplier management and business performance improvement. Collaborate with Geopost functions and subsidiaries to create value and optimize enterprise-wide benefits.

Key Accountabilities – Category Strategy

– Define, develop and deliver short, medium and long-term procurement category strategies aligned to stakeholder and business needs. Develop multi-year sourcing pipelines, drive cost savings targets, execute sourcing activities (RFI/RFP, pricing models, implementation), influence stakeholders and collaborate cross-functionally. Build relationships with operations and finance, contribute to budgets and represent Procurement in Geopost European sourcing initiatives where required.

Contract Management and Supplier Performance

– Manage strategic suppliers for organizational gain, ensuring service performance aligns with contract commitments, KPIs and SLAs. Implement supplier segmentation, renegotiate legacy agreements where advantageous, present ideas to senior stakeholders and benchmark portfolios.

Procurement Compliance

– Maintain category spend taxonomy and contract databases, work with Legal to ensure robust contracts, drive policy compliance, perform market analysis for decision making and audits, integrate sustainability and innovation into supplier awards, and collaborate with Quality, Risk and Operations to improve service quality.

Qualifications

Degree level in Business or Economics (desirable).

MCIPS or working towards MCIPS (desirable).

Experience sourcing GNFR goods/services (cross-category), ideally in the Logistics sector.

Advanced commercial negotiation skills (e.g., GAP Negotiation).

Proactive relationship building, networking and influencing skills.

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with people at all levels.

Track record in achieving significant savings and communicating ideas to senior management.

Experience managing supplier relationships and driving performance improvement.

Leadership, planning, project management and legal contracting awareness.

Excellent written and verbal communication; strong numeracy and ability to perform total cost of ownership analysis.

IT literacy (PowerPoint and Excel); strong team player and ability to work independently.

Prepared to travel.

Benefits

Holiday trading

Enhanced maternity and paternity package

Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme

Free onsite car parking for all employees

Health Kiosks visiting every location

Discounted shopping from hundreds of retailers (up to 5% off supermarket shopping)

Milestone days off to celebrate with family and friends

Free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses for screen users

Joining DPD can lead to a stable job and a clear career path. We pride ourselves on recognising and developing talent and promoting from within, with development and promotion opportunities as we continue to grow.

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