Category Manager
Position Title: Category Manager Department: Purchasing Remote Type: Hybrid Remote (Ideally 2 days in the office) Bring your career and talents to CDW, where you can have a greater impact, be inspired by our mission and excited about your job and future. With revenues of over £1 billion, CDW UK is a leading supplier of IT solutions and services to a broad range of commercial and public sector customers globally. What you’ll do: Day to day management of a particular category within the procurement team ensuring support and guidance are provided as well as team target met.Allocating and distributing workload within the team so its fairAssisting with tasks set by the purchasing manager or head of purchasing in a timely fashionEnsure targets are met that are set by the purchasing manager and the team are buy in the best possible fashion.Develop supplier and manufacture relationships for a given product set: ensure suppliers always provide information related to deals and promotions and use this information to negotiate better deals. This relationship can be supported by regular meetings where necessaryTo negotiate at any opportunity, to maximise margins, ensuring best priceLiaise with sales teams to communicate any issues arising with their ordersClear and concise interaction with all company departments; notably the sales departmentEnsure purchase orders are loaded correctly to enable quick payment of invoicesEnsure all changes to purchase orders are recorded on the systemLiaise with warehouse to ensure any issues can be resolved in a timely fashionProvide cover for other members of the department as necessary and perform other tasks if requested from time to time by the Category ManagerSupport less experienced members of the team in the education of best practice and negotiation. What you need to succeed: Must-have: Experience of working in a procurement role, ideally within IT (Understanding of core CDW vendors, beneficial) for at least 3 yearsExperienced in dealing with suppliers and negotiations to ensure best cost and quality.Show excellent team management skillsExcellent numeracy skillsExcellent interpersonal and communication skillsDemonstrated ability to work well under pressureHighly motivated with ability to work under own initiative, making decisions to benefit the businessDemonstrated attention to detail, time management and organizational skillsMicrosoft Office skills, preferably including: Excel and Word but not essential Nice to have: ProfessionalismHonest and hardworkingSelf-Motivated and proactiveExcellent attention to detailProven record of reliability, responsibility and work ethicExcellent organisational skillsGood interpersonal skills - ability to liaise with personnel at all levels and adapt style accordinglyCapable of multi tasking, efficiently managing time and resourcesAbility to work to challenging deadlinesHave a desire for continuous development and improvementA receptive, approachable individual who can provide and receive feedback in an effective, impartial mannerWilling to go the extra mile to ensure requirements are met and practices are followedAble to identify, communicate and resolve issues that may cause risk to others or the companyFlexibility with working hoursPassionate about making positive changes and improving efficienciesMust have an excellent command of the English language with strong written and verbal communication skills Who we are: CDW is a leading technology solutions provider to business, government, education and healthcare organisations in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Our fingerprints can be found on technology in workplaces of more than 250,000 companies; from startups to international conglomerates. With the breadth of products and services we offer, there is no request too big or too small. What you can expect from us:?Culture, coworkers, careers: CDW is not only the People Who Get IT, but the People who get People. Our relationships are fuelled by our deep expertise and grounded in the CDW Way. Our empowering leadership makes things happen and inspires their teams to do the same. From the teammates beside us to the leaders who guide us, we move forward together. At CDW, you’ll work with people who inspire you. People with positive, success-driven attitudes who you will learn from and forge strong relationships with. Bring your best true self—and your best ideas—to CDW. Because diverse perspectives bring forth better problem solving—and better solutions for our customers on a rapidly evolving technology landscape.
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