procurement, category specialist, retail, project managementJob title: Procurement Specialist/Category SpecialistJob location:　Sunbury on ThamesEmployment type: Contract (9months)Daily rate: £400-450OpportunityProcurement Specialist role will require you to apply an agile mindset, quickly adapting to new tasks and categories in order to support the Category Advisors in defining category strategies.What you'llsupply market analysis, cost modelling and benchmarking to implementation of a category strategy at a site / market level by managing the localisation of the category strategy support and enabling activities to deliver the objective of providing the business with a supply base that supports safedeliver the innovation and business value benefits agreed in our category strategiessupport or lead the development of category strategies depending on experiencesupport the Value Delivery across for the global businessesoversee sourcing and contracting execution by Supply Chain Solutionsin certain circumstances lead the sourcing, contract negotiations and execution with supplierswork closely with the projects team to understand details of procurement requirementsWhat you haveMaster's degree in a related field preferredproven experience working as a procurement specialist in the same area requiredstrong knowledge of the industry and market conditionsexcellent written and verbal communication skillsimpeccable negotiation and problem-solving skillsexceptional interpersonal skills and rapport building