Category Manager London, England
Job description
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If you’re looking for a career where you will be respected as an individual and valued for the contributions you make, join HSBC and discover how diversity drives our success. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.
As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
Role Purpose:
The Procurement function provides a professional service to every division of HSBC, to HSBC Holdings, to all HSBC Group companies in the local country, and increasingly to HSBC.
Procurement has continual challenging cost reduction target ($300m) to achieve and this role is critical to track the procurement’s performance, savings delivered and future pipeline.
The Category Manager is expected to support the GCM in managing the category like a business within a HSBC, but must earn this authority through an outstanding track-record of delivery.
The Category Manager is directly responsible for the delivery of category strategy and planning components of the sourcing cycle as directed by the GCM and, for the relationships owned by them on behalf of the Procurement function, is indirectly responsible for the full end to end source to pay cycle (all geographies). This includes all 3rd party spend and internal costs associated with the provision of those products/ services. In this context the Category Manager has the authority to develop the category, but must not undermine businesses' operational accountability for supplier relationships. There is a need to significantly uplift the Procurement functions category management and sourcing capability through a comprehensive strategy including intervention in sourcing activities, rigorous governance processes and people development.
It is expected that the Category Manager will sit on relevant leadership committees and positively influence appropriate forums of the businesses/ functions.
The Category Manager should follow the S2C (Source to Contract) and Category Planning process and governance, but is expected to adapt the approach where relevant to their category.
Provide, as a part of a team in a matrix management environment, timely responses and solutions for numerous diverse and complex purchasing, contractual and logistical issues.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Lead strategy and planning for a Procurement sub-category to deliver competitive advantage for HSBC business through cost savings, lifecycle value generation, demand management and innovation.
- Support the Global Category Manager in a specific sub-category area, covering all commodities within their respective sub-category with primary focus on HR, Resourcing (Perm, Exec and Grad) areas.
- Develop influential senior level relationships with designated businesses and functions.
- You will sit on relevant stakeholder committees and positively influence appropriate forums of the businesses/ functions.
- Driving business outcomes and behaviours with subject matter expertise to drive value through the category planning lifecycle.
To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:
- Strong experience in a HR based Category Manager position.
- Driven business outcomes and behaviours with subject matter expertise.
- A background in monitoring supplier market and identify opportunities.
- Bring drive, energy and pace to category activity.
- Display excellent influencing skills.
- Proven background in developing and maintaining a global stakeholder network in a complex and dynamic business environment.
The base location for this role will be UK based with hybrid working
You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.
As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
At HSBC we look to enable our employees to better balance their work / life priorities and have the flexibility required to meet challenging needs as they progress through different life stages. Where possible we will consider the following flexible working options: part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, and working from home and staggered hours.
If in considering a role with HSBC, you have a need for some flexibility in your working arrangements please discuss this with the recruitment team in the early stages of the application process.
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HSBC is committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We are proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme, and will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, please contact our Recruitment Helpdesk:
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Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions. HSBC has processes in place to avoid nepotism. This means we will avoid circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.
