Posting Date: 27 Aug 2024
Function: Procurement and Supply Chain
Unit: Finance & Business Services
Location: Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland
Salary: Attractive salary and benefits
Network Materials Category Manager – Dublin-based with flexible smart working – Attractive salary and benefits We're people people. Do you want to work within a vibrant, growth mindset-orientated, multi-cultural team that you'd be proud to be a part of?Do you want to work for a front runner in digital procurement utilising best in class digital procurement tools?Do you want full autonomy to make decisions, drive strategies and truly value add within all of your partnerships?Well here at BT Sourced, you'll have this and work with a procurement start-up within a fully digitalised setup, backed by one of the biggest brands in the UK in BT. This is a true opportunity to shape the direction and culture of BT's procurement service which operates out of Dublin, Ireland.
What you'll be doingManage and deliver category spend and performance, develop and deliver category plan and long term values, implement business improvements through optimising commercial, design and process levers that minimise the Total Cost of Ownership.Drive and deliver end-to-end sourcing projects including complex contractual and pricing models.Collaborate with regional category teams, and ensure category plan implementation at a regional level.Maintain internal and external networks, to ensure buy in and improvements of customer value and Total Cost of Ownership.Manage relationships with key suppliers, negotiate commercial and contractual arrangements utilising the latest contracting tools, templates and terms and conditions, ensure required performance and contractual obligations are met, while incorporating innovative improvement initiatives.Deliver business partnering services to key CFUs / CUs.The skills you'll needExperience within the procurement function, with strong sourcing skills and the ability to collaborate and deliver through high performance teams.Strong expertise in relevant category, particularly around supplier capabilities, commercial models, product lifecycles and partner programmes required to deliver portfolio and customer requirements.Demonstrates a track record of decision making capability and deliver against key metrics.Strong relationship management skills & ability to influence decision making with senior stakeholders within a matrixed environment.Ability to manage complex, strategic and commercial requirements between BT and Suppliers, deliver projects and results on time and in full.Experience in business partnering and supplier relationship management.Demonstrates strong continuous improvement skills that exceeds expectations.What's in it for you? What are the benefits?Here at BT Sourced, our purpose is to Connect For Good and to have a positive impact on people, planet and society. We're very proud of our accreditations as a Healthy Place To Work (Great Place To Work Institute) and as a Responsible Business leader (Business in the Community/NSAI).
The opportunity to have access to your leadership team. They are based on site.The opportunity to have scope and impact on what you do and to shape the culture of the team.Hybrid working – 3 days in the office per week - with state-of-the-art offices within Grand Canal Plaza in Dublin 2.Access to excellent training tools, programmes and communities to help you connect, learn and grow.25 days annual leave + bank holidays and an opportunity to buy up to five more days every year.And we like it when our people do good things so there will be the opportunity to take time off for volunteering and we'll help with your fundraising too.About us BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.
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