Job Type: Permanent

Location and flexible working: hybrid, (office & home based).

Closing Date: 19.05.2023

Salary and benefits : Competitive plus 16%bonus up to 32%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more

We have an incredible opportunity to join us here at Phoenix Group as a Category Manager to join our Procurement team.

Who are we?

We want to be the best place that any of our 6,800 colleagues have ever worked.

We’re the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business. We offer our 12 million customers products across our market-leading brands, including Standard Life, SunLife and ReAssure, with c.£259 billion of assets under administration. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.

The role

At Phoenix Group, we’ve built a hugely successful, well respected and rapidly developing business by putting our people first. We believe attracting, developing, motivating and inspiring exceptional people benefits our customers, our shareholders and ultimately, our performance. We strive to be the best place anyone has ever worked. Join us and you can look forward to challenging and rewarding work, alongside highly skilled colleagues with world class expertise.

We’re currently recruiting for a Category Manager to join our Procurement team to provide proactive specialist procurement leadership and expertise to a category and/or commodity within the business to achieve the most advantageous commercial outcomes in terms of both risk and value.

What are we looking for?

• Category manager specialising in Facilities Management procurement & contracting
• Actively support the business through all steps of the procurement process to ensure best value for money is achieved and all risks are identified and mitigated.
• Negotiate with suppliers to establish and, where appropriate, vary the contract, including changes to price, terms and conditions and service agreements.
• Ensure all negotiated contract terms are documented and that they meet the requirements of Phoenix technically, financially and legally.
• Produce sourcing deliverables within agreed timescale, to required quality and within budget.
• Ensure a robust documentation and audit trail is in place for all procurement projects in compliance with department best practice and Group policies, and that databases are updated accurately and in a timely manner.
• Lead, assist and support the development and maintenance of procurement processes, procedures and tools, and support Supplier Relationship Managers in their management of key suppliers to ensure excellent sustained performance.
• Conduct regular supplier commercial reviews, identifying areas for discussion or attention. Actively manage nominated suppliers to ensure excellent sustained performance levels, best value for money and risks are identified and mitigated.
• Diagnose and evaluate potential risks and issues throughout the contract life cycle. Define and execute plans to mitigate these and report status regularly to the appropriate committees and stakeholders.
• Advise the business on efficient and effective commercial strategies, provide recommendations on how supply chain performance can be improved, and be seen as a ‘Trusted Advisor’ by building positive and collaborative working relationships.
• Develop and implement Category and/ or business strategies to maximise the commercial benefit with key customers and business units, building effective global relationships to manage core, common and distinct requirements.
• Leading and influencing business areas through partnership, ensuring the correct levels of participation and collaboration to achieve the best value outcome when there may not always be buy-in or a sufficient level of understanding.
• Challenging internal stakeholders to ensure that requirements are accurately specified to the appropriate level of detail when stakeholders may not know exactly what they want or need.
• Developing and maintaining broad knowledge of relevant supplier marketplaces and Phoenix’s direction and products to enable identification and assessment of commercial risks and opportunities.
  

Essential

• Education - Undergraduate Degree (or equivalent)
• Facilities management expertise
  

Desirable

• Financial sector experience
• Certification - Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply
  

We want to hire the whole version of you.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.

Find out more about #LifeAtPhoenix

• Guide for Candidates: thephoenixgroup.pagetiger.com/guideforcandidates
• Find or get answers from our colleagues: www.thephoenixgroup.com/careers/talk-to-us

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