Category Lead – IT Services & End User Technology Job in MK9 1AN

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Category Lead – IT Services & End User Technology Job in MK9 1AN

Job Description
Category Lead – IT Services & End User Technology| S4 | Procurement | Milton Keynes

What you will be doing
The Category Lead will lead the respective category team in assisting our Client to achieve its cost to income targets. The category team will achieve this by acting as a first call of professional advisory support within the business, assisting them in achieving their desired outcomes at best possible total cost of ownership.
The category team are the business units key contact to understanding their route to supply, cost drivers and opportunities. They liaise across the organisation to generate a full and accurate category demand, providing analysis on movements from this in the actual demand, and recommendations in how to enhance the banks cost position. The category team act as an expert reference point for the banks cost management process and the external market.

The difference you'll make.
Ensuring stakeholders understand the end to end cost picture of the category and how their decisions can impact the banks cost position
Centrally highlighting opportunities to improve the future position through negotiation and cost levers.
Challenging cost drivers and seeking to reduce the cost position of the bank through effective expenditure management.
Producing annual category budgets and procurement plans and reviewing these in a live environment.
Assisting the business with translating business need into market ready specifications which allow market competition.
Acting as a final decision maker on supplier choice and accepting the responsibility for ensuring the supply chain and contract can address business need.
What you'll bring.
Experience in Category Management in a diverse category setup
Excellent influencing and senior stakeholder management experience
It would also be nice for you to have.
Financial services and IT services experience
Experience in supplier negotiations and supplier relationship management on a senior level
CIMA/ACCA (or equivalent) qualified
What else you need to know.
This is a permanent role with a hybrid model. You will be expected to attend the Milton Keynes office 1-2 days per week.

How we'll reward you.
As well as a salary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs.
Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus
Pension with generous contributions of up to 12.5%, depending on your own contribution and length of employment with us
30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
£6,000 car allowance per year
Company funded individual private medical insurance
Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments
Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover
Share in our clients success by investing in our share plans

Our client is driven by their purpose – to help people and businesses prosper. This means they help customers to create change for themselves and those around them, and they champion businesses to grow sustainably. Our client does this by always living their values of Simple, Personal and Fair. They each take personal responsibility for managing risk by embracing the I AM Risk framework – to Identify, Assess, Manage and Report risks, and to continuously build a deeper understanding of the risks we face. It is an important part of their culture and will provide you with knowledge to help you manage risks in your role

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: MK9 1AN
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Milton Keynes
County: Buckinghamshire
Country: United Kingdom
Salary: £104000/annum Eligible for a discretionary performance-rel
Benefits: Eligible for a discretionary performance-rel