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Overview    

• The Senior Category Manager: Facilities, Travel, Entertainment & Ins is responsible for effecting the most appropriate procurement processes to optimise the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to Omnia Group across a Global span at an acceptable level of supply risk, in accordance with all related policies. The Senior Category Manager will ensure alignment of Procurement Strategy and execute relevant KPI’s in area of responsibility.Their scope of work will become Global as the procurement team matures and will be defined by a category portfolio consisting of a few categories. This portfolio might shift as business needs shift.The Senior Category Manager: Facilities, Travel, Entertainment & Ins will be responsible for executing the procurement strategy for Facilities, Travel, Entertainment & Ins. This will involve an in depth understanding of the market, supplier sourcing, risk and performance management.Analysis of current procurement expenditures, business needs both current and future, and supply markets should enable the Senior Category Manager to develop optimal sourcing strategies for review and acceptance by business and Chief Procurement Officer.The Senior Category Manger is responsible for attracting, retaining and engaging preferred suppliers, on terms and with relationships that are favourable to the company at competitive costs, appropriate service levels and risk exposure.The Senior Category Manager will establish relationships with internal customers. As part of the TCO analysis, the Senior Category Manager will question and review all elements of supply and demand, to understand internal needs and motivate innovative solutions for all elements of the TCO model. 

Qualifications    
Minimum Academic, Professional Qualifications & Experience required for this position

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Commerce, Operations Management, Business Process Management, Analytics, Information Technology, or equivalent
• MCIPS (Chartered institute of Procurement and Supply), PMP (Project Management Professional) or SCMP (Supply Chain Management Professional) desirable
• Experience    
• 3 – 5 years in a management position

Advantageous

• 3 years’ experience in Category Management
• 7 years of experience in strategic sourcing

Duties    
STRATEGY AND ANALYSIS

• Identify and execute appropriate procurement channel in line with Procurement Policy
• Perform and oversee in area of control spend analysis by collecting, cleansing, classifying and analysing expenditure data to inform current spend profile
• Formulate, execute and maintain sourcing strategies for relevant spend groups to optimise TCO, at a known and acceptable level of risk
• Develop or utlise TCO models to understand all costs associated with a purchase
• Propose adjustments to procedures, for optimisaton of buying mechanisms
• Support strategic agendas by incorporating and implementing appropriate ESD strategy requirements into the sourcing approach
• Track market price and demand indices that influence the supply market
• Evaluate and understand market conditions in order to contribute to competitive sourcing strategies, control costs and manage risk
• Establish, guide and support cross-functional teams from business stakeholders, to ensure a broad-based approach in development and execution of the sourcing strategy
• Develop sourcing strategies for consideration and approval by the appropriate leads in the business, that optimise TCO, with an acceptable level of risk
• Contribute to business initiatives designed to improve supply chain efficiency
• Investigate and propose innovative approaches, to meet internal demand, by questioning accepted norms and practice
• Identify and analyze local trading demands, trends, and opportunities within the bulk chemicals market(s). Introduce potential trading opportunities to the company's business units in area of focus, facilitating collaborations and partnerships
• Negotiating favourable prices and terms of purchase to maximize best service sourcing practices. Develop Facilities, Travel, Entertainment & Ins trading strategies to guide positions during various market trends or economic conditions. Ensuring that project-approved budgets are adhered to

OPERATIONAL

• Execute sourcing strategy, and appropriate sourcing events e.g., RFx as required per defined and approved sourcing strategy, with support of a cross-functional team
• Ensure sourcing events are structured, transparent and fair, with a defensible process, to ensure participation which aligns with Company policies and the code of ethics
• Confirm the selection of supplier/s that best meet the selection criteria defined in the sourcing strategy
• Lead supplier engagement by involving commercial, legal, technical and other relevant parties where appropriate
• Onboard suppliers and support business in initial engagement to ensure smooth phase in, phase out management
• Report on sourcing strategy effectiveness and contract compliance, by reviewing adherence to the agreement by all parties (Supplier, Omnia Divisions, Omnia Procurement) and by raising deviation/departure, by a party
• Execute supplier management in line with the sourcing strategy and ensure that appropriate performance and evaluations occur, and that remedial action is applied as appropriate
• Utilise contract management processes to support in contract monitoring and maintenance
• As a subject-matter expert, provide sourcing support as required, relating to sourcing advisory and sourcing contracts and sourcing queries and the resolution thereof, to meet operational sourcing requirements
• Generate reports detailing sourcing strategy key deliverables (I.e., savings, OTIF, compliance, security of supply)

Job Competencies    
Duties Continued:

FINANCIAL / GOVERANCE

• Ensure that sourcing processes and practices, across the procurement life cycle, strictly align with all governance requirements
• Ensure and initiate steps to protect the company’s assets, through appropriate insurances to mitigate risk
• Ensure savings are tracked and auditable
• Formally track risks in line with the business risk assessment approach

INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS

• Lead the development and maintenance of relationships with internal stakeholders by being the first point of contact for end-user sourcing queries and needs, relating to sourcing identification and delivery requirements
• Utilise a mechanism to understand delivery to internal customers (i.e. VOC - voice of customer surveys)
• Use queries/ complaints to understand sourcing problems, gather appropriate information, establish root cause and seek and propose solution options

PEOPLE

• Lead and manage any subordinates/ team members on projects and tasks
• Ensure levels of knowledge, skills and competence are in place to meet sourcing control, analysis and reporting/communication objectives, and contribute meaningfully toward departmental goals
• Supervise the work of subordinates by allocating and delegating work, following up and/or taking corrective action
• Support subordinates in their required learning and growth objectives and manage training and development interventions, for or on behalf of the team
• Collaborate and support other Senior Category Managers and their teams when they are on leave
• General    

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES   

Financial

• Ability to perform spend analysis at category and spend group level
• Abiility to interpret spend analysis 
• Ability to use TCO Model 
• Advanced business acumen
• Ability to quantify/ risk costs for TCO data 
• Ability to perform RFP/ Tender evaluation
• Ability to track rebates
• Supply Chain Profitability 
• Discount on Early Payment 

Customer 

• Ability to accurately define and articulate user true requirements (i.e., response time, specification, usage)
• Ability to develop evaluation criteria and with relevant user weightings 
• Ability to develop SLA
• Ability to lead sourcing team discussions 
• Understand factors driving demand (usage)
• Ability to forecast and guide customer needs to be more value focused

Supplier

• Understand Supply Market
• Ability to perform supply market analysis
• Ability to select performance measures based on sourcing strategy and business needs
• Execution of supplier management against SLA
• Ability to negotiate effectively with suppliers
• Development and Management of RFP/ Tender Document

Knowledge & Innovation

• Ability to understand the Organisation's business principles & procurement policies, procedures, targets and the application thereof
• Understand Contract Enablement Process
• Understand and apply TCO Principles
• Category strategy development 
• Competence in using relevant IT systems (D365, AX, Data Warehouse etc.)
• Advanced Excel
• Risk management

Deadline:11th December,2025

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Overview    

• The Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for identifying, attracting, and hiring leadership and critical talent across BME. This role focuses on building strong relationships with Group Talent Management, executive search firms, agencies, RPO, government and education institutions, and key stakeholders to ensure a seamless and effective recruitment process. The Specialist will establish and maintain an efficient acquisition framework and leadership partnerships, delivering on talent requirements while enhancing the candidate experience. Key priorities include proactively managing business talent demands, optimizing cost and time-to-hire, and leading strategic sourcing and pipeline development to mitigate continuity and succession risks in support of the GM HR and Global Talent Manager.

Qualifications    

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field

Experience    

• 5 years of experience in talent acquisition, with a focus on executive and critical skills hiring
• 3 years’ experience in proactive sourcing for a mining or manufacturing industry
• 2 years supervisory skills

Desired:

• 7 years’ experience with executive hiring, partnering with headhunters and optimizing the supply of talent
• Broader talent management experience would be an advantage 

Duties    
Define and Implement Executive Hiring Strategy & Tactical Plans:

• Create and execute a hiring strategy that aligns with TA strategy, organizational goals and objectives.
• Identify current and future hiring needs across all departments and regions.
• Establish a data-driven recruitment strategy to attract high-quality candidates.
• Advise leadership on market insights and competitor trends to influence talent attraction initiatives.
• Improve time-to-fill for executive and scarce roles
• Incorporate advanced labour market analytics (e.g., demographic shifts, leadership hiring trends) into executive talent strategies.

End to End Recruitment:

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for management and critical positions across the organization.
• Elevate expectations for providing consultative advice to Exco on recruiting concerns, leveraging strategic data insights.
• Refine proactive sourcing and passive talent pipeline management for critical roles.
• Partner with head-hunters and RPO to source and secure high-calibre talent.
• Develop and maintain a pipeline of qualified candidates for critical roles.
• Conduct initial assessments and present shortlisted candidates to stakeholders with comprehensive talent insight summaries.
• Manage risk throughout the process (e.g., compliance, reference checks, and legal considerations).
• Ensure seamless administration of recruitment processes, including scheduling, sourcing support, and candidate communication.
• Contribute directly to policies governing senior-level recruitment and adherence to executive hiring best practices

Employer Branding:

• Represent BME as an employer of choice to attract exceptional leadership talent.
• Ensure a consistent and professional candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Partner actively with HR and Marketing on employer branding to develop senior management focused branding campaigns that appeal to high-calibre talent.

Metrics and Reporting:

• Maintain accurate records and recruitment metrics, providing regular updates and reports to the GMHR.
• Continuously refine and improve executive recruitment process, hiring strategies and outcomes through proactive insights and reports that enhance decision making, quality, cost and candidate experience.
• Monitor and improve offer decline rates.
• Maintain an active market talent mapping for all critical and leadership roles including salaries.
• Produce monthly and quarterly business reports on recruitment challenges, trends, efficiency, candidate satisfaction and market analysis.

Customer Engagement & Stakeholder Management:

• Build strong relationships with business leaders and hiring managers so as to provide tailored recruitment solutions.
• Collaborate with BME Exco and the GM HR to understand workforce needs and develop tailored recruitment strategies.
• Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, providing insights and recommendations for senior-level hiring.
• Ensure alignment of hiring practices with organizational goals, policies and culture including Omnia’s EVP and transformation objectives.

RPO and Vendor Management:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with RPO and recruitment partners.
• Monitor RPO performance and ensure alignment with the organization’s standards and value through clear SLAs and quarterly performance reviews.

Job Competencies    

• Proven track record of managing relationships with executive search firms and agencies.
• Deep understanding of senior-level recruitment processes, market trends, and talent sourcing strategies.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Experience working in a global or multi-divisional organization is a plus.

Deadline:12th December,2025