Softcat
Marlow
Full Time
Permanent
Would you like to kick start your career in a supportive, collaborative and innovative company?
Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate, and collaborative team?
Please note this role is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract
Join our Category Management Team
Category Management are the strategic procurement layer working alongside Order Fulfilment & Strategic Sourcing in the wider Procurement Department. The team support with processing and checking all exceptional deals, monitoring the exchange rate & negotiating with suppliers to support with additional GP generation, analysing the amount of risk associated with orders & mitigating that risk where possible, examining vendor terms & ensuring we flow these through to our customers and investigating new routes to market and how we can scale these for the business.
Success. The Softcat Way.
There's a uniqueness to Softcat - what we do, how we do it and why we do it. That's because we help customers to use technology to succeed, by putting our employees first. We give everyone the chance to step up and show how much they can achieve. We succeed when all our people succeed.
Be part of a team that enables business growth
You will be a Category Buyer focussed primarily on the vendors; Microsoft, AWS & Google. You will have specific responsibility for the processing of these vendor's orders and understanding of all aspects of their licensing programmes to ensure orders are processed accurately.
As a Software & Cloud Category Buyer, you'll be responsible for:
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Work in a way that works for you
We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
Working with us
Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.
Join us
To become part of the success story, please apply now.
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