Senior Category Manager

Senior Category Manager - Strategic Clean Sheet Role with Mining Company This is an exciting role for a Senior Category Manager who is looking for the challenge of taking on a pretty mining blank canvas in this well-established mining business. You will be responsible for developing, executing, and managing the sourcing strategy and tactical plans for centrally led categories. Duties:
Apply best-in-class procurement processes, and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring long term profitability, competitive advantage, and cost reduction.
Create sourcing strategy, supplier selection and evaluation, quality management and performance measures.
Facilitate the bidding process including bid evaluation, recommendation of award, contracts negotiations, contract finalisation and issuance.
Monitor and analyse contract performance against agreed benchmarks and through agreed reporting mechanisms.
Develop contract management tools, guidelines and manuals for standardisation and knowledge sharing purposes.
Undertake market surveys to ensure the availability of up-to-date information for categories.
Communicate, drive and foster trust with internal stakeholders to ensure business penetration of initiatives.
Development of forecasts for product demand to ensure the sustainability of inventory.
Skills:
Experience with mining related products and services.
Knowledge of procurement, tendering and contracting processes and requirements.
Excellent and proven experience in dealing with HME parts and service suppliers in both OEM and aftermarket areas
Experience of system enabled P2P processes
Project management experience
Ability to successfully address large, challenging supplier relationships.
The client is in the position to offer the role either on a contract or a full-time permanent salaried basis, depending on your preference. The permanent salary will be in the region of $175k - $195k + super. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Please click here to apply.