Category Manager Travel and MICE
PARIS
Réf.12-363-FR-R22
Our Client
Is seeking a Category Manager Travel and MICE for an important mission with a world leader in consumer products.
Mission
The responsibility of the role is to manage both mature and developing portfolios, within the procurement team, with one or more customers within the category.
Support the development of sustainable and innovative supply strategies which will be delivered through collaborative engagement across our customers. This requires a combination of proven category and procurement experience alongside a customer facing capability.
Key Accountabilities
Detailed knowledge of the supply market for the category:
- Ability to work autonomously, develop relationships across the customer base and internally as required to create a seamless approach to service delivery.
- Work closely with other members of the team to ensure a professional service is delivered to customers.
- Conduct commercial negotiations.
- Design, lead and implement appropriate category strategies for the area of responsibility
- Ensure that selected suppliers meet the performance objectives set
- Take responsibility and accountability for achieving savings targets
- Lead effective and efficient engagements with key sponsors and stakeholders to ensure our performance meets their expectations or agreed standards
- Support the category lead in the implementation category strategy for your category at your customer and ensure compliance
- Provide feedback from your customer on the future business needs of your category and applicability of the strategy
- To identify and implement process improvements within the category
- Develop and publish related market conditions, trends and intelligence to underpin sourcing strategies
- Lead the team in the application and development of the internal sourcing methodologies.
Key Skills and Experience
- Results focussed
- Ability to demonstrate experience in category knowledge and credibility with subject / market expert suppliers and customers
- High level of analytical and numerical skill
- Good communicator
- Ability to work autonomously
- In depth knowledge of category management for the area and knowledge of the French market
- Experience of leading and implementing a broad range of category projects, in managing supplier contracts, and ensuring service performance and reporting within a medium to large multi-site organisation
Languages
Fluent French and English
Conditions
Attractive salary package according to the profile and experience