Category Lead

Birmingham

Hybrid

Circa £40,000 - £50,000 + Car

Our client are an award-winning fleet management company who are continuing to grow yearly. They are seeking a category lead for their garage network to join their Birmingham office.

Responsibilities – Category Lead – Garage Network

• Develop and manage relationships with the SMR garage network in line with current corporate strategy to drive continual improvement in supplier performance and network utilisation
• Manage key SMR supplier contracts, invoices and documentation for compliance with existing agreements (KPIs, SLAs, price)
• Support the implementation of new customer mobilisations by sourcing additional suppliers and service lines as required
• Support the development of our Garage network approach including our offer, rewards and network community
• Work closely with the network to ensure we receive contractual revenues/rebates from suppliers
• Work with suppliers to reduce contract administration burden across internal teams and improve supplier governance
• Understand internal/external customer’s needs and investigate potential with current and new suppliers
• Lead and implement changes to supplier processes and communicate both internally/externally

Qualification/Experience – Category Lead – Garage Network

• An education to Degree level in Business, and/ or Finance (preferred), or CIPS qualification (or working toward),
• Experience managing large supplier panels
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (i.e. Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.).
• Attention to detail, accuracy in addition to the ability to work effectively independently and as a team member.
• Strong interpersonal and communication (written and oral) skills

Benefits – Category Lead –

• 26 days annual holiday entitlement (+ 8 bank holidays)
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Death in Service insurance cover
• Critical illness insurance cover
• Free parking
• Health cash plan
• Profit Sharing Annual Bonus
• Free Breakdown cover (eligible employees – service related)
• Long Service Awards, Support for further education / employee development.
• Car or car allowance

For more information on this role, please contact Scott Montgomery on 01453 852566 or send a copy of your CV to scott.montgomery@omegaresource.co.uk

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