Procurement Category Manager – Professional Services

Procurement Category Manager – Professional Services

Permanent

Vyoma Gandhi - vyoma.gandhi@boots.com

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity to join one of the most respected and dynamic teams in the industry, leading the thinking on professional services procurement strategy and making a real difference to the organisation and our customers. As a Category Manager for Professional Services, you will report into the Category Director for Professional Services and International and be part of a team managing a spend of c£200m across a variety of categories including; audit, consultancy, HR, travel, training, R&D, contingent labour, outsourcing and data.

In this role you will be accountable for providing commercial leadership on your assigned category spend with particular focus on delivering value from our existing strategic partner relationships, developing future partnerships, and challenging the status quo. You will take a lead role in the delivery of key projects, initiatives and contract management, across various parts of the Boots' business including; retail, pharmacy, and opticians' (and in some cases supporting Walgreens Boots Alliance's other international businesses), as well as corporate/head office requirements. You will be expected to own, develop, implement, and execute macro level category and contract management strategies.

You will provide commercial leadership to stakeholders up to senior group executives; interfacing, challenging, developing, and nurturing an effective/balanced relationship. You will interface with a range of stakeholders across the group, drawing on your own and the collective procurement team's capability in fully leveraging these relationships. Ultimately, ensuring you deliver the best possible value for Walgreens Boots Alliance from third party relationships through:

• Leading the development and ongoing management of procurement category strategies to deliver our value

• Providing thought & commercial leadership to stakeholders including senior group executives

• Working cross functionally with stakeholders (functional, procurement and supplier) at all levels to develop strategy and implementation.

• Delivering creative commercial outcomes and lead supplier negotiations

• Project managing and coordinating procurement/GNFR work streams within the professional services category

• Working within cross functional teams to ensure ongoing management of existing supplier contracts and relationships.

• Ensuring delivery of objectives and targets, ensuring all necessary processes, including formal approvals are completed

What you'll need to have

These are the essential skills needed to succeed in this role.

· Be commercially astute and adept at applying a variety of commercial approaches to deliver real value to the business

· Experience of end-to-end category management and procurement processes

· You will have in-depth professional services procurement knowledge

· Able to operate collaboratively within a complex environment

· Experience of delivering at pace whilst working on a wide range procurement projects

It would be great if you also have

These are desirable experiences and are not essential, so we would welcome applications from candidates that don't match this additional criteria.

· industry knowledge and category insights to provide knowledge-based challenge to stakeholders across the business

· experience of procuring HR or consultancy services although other relevant category experience considered

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan

• Discretionary annual bonus

• Generous employee discounts

• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child

• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.

• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

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