After nine years of operation, Digicel Group Limited has 10.8 million customers across its 32 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific. With revenues of US$2.2 billion, the company is renowned for delivering best value, best service and best network.
Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean, Central American and Pacific sports teams, including the Special Olympics teams throughout these regions. Digicel sponsors the West Indies cricket team and is also the title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Championships and the Copa de Naciones Digicel. In the Pacific, Digicel is the proud sponsor of several national rugby teams and also sponsors the Vanuatu cricket team.
Digicel also runs a host of community-based initiatives across its markets and has set up Digicel Foundations in Jamaica, Haiti and Papua New Guinea which focus on educational, cultural and social development programmes.
In 2004, Digicel developed Digicel Rising Stars – an annual talent show to support aspiring young music artists in the Caribbean. The show has spanned the Eastern Caribbean, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago ranking as one of the top-rated shows.
Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda and its markets comprise: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Nauru, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, St Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos and Vanuatu. Digicel also has coverage in St. Martin and St. Barts in the Caribbean and has recently acquired a license in French Polynesia.

Primary objective of the job:

The primary objective a Category Manager is to manage the area of spend in the business from start to finish: from setting a strategy, managing procurement projects through to closing contracts and meeting your individual savings targets.

Number of persons Managed/Supervised and their positions:
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Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implement KPIs, develop and maintain strong relationships with our suppliers that will allow the implementation of category specific plans and policies
• Negotiate new and/or existing contracts to ensure that Digicel is continually receiving best value for money.
• Continually looking to identify and achieve cost saving across the category
• Work collaboratively with other departments and markets to identify ongoing needs and convert these requirements into accurate forecasts
• Ensure that your suppliers deliver to agreed price, quality, service levels and delivery deadlines.
• Continually looking to introduce new local and international suppliers to maintain competitiveness in the areas of price, quality and service levels.
• Escalate supplier related issues (late delivery, incorrect pricing, poor quality goods or services, etc) with the supplier themselves and relevant Heads of Department/Directors in Digicel.
• Provide constructive feedback to suppliers on their overall performance and specifically in cases of tenders that have not been successful.
• Provide accurate and timely data to the procurement analyst and department head on savings made, future opportunities to save and forecasted amounts

• Bachelor Degree in Management
• At least 2 years experience in a procurement or purchasing role
• Experience in supplier contract management.
• Demonstrated negotiation experience and results
• Problem solving skills and solution driven.
• Effective communicator – both orally and written.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with a flexible approach
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (especially Excel)
• Results driven, detail focused
• Ability to meet deadlines & perform under pressure

In return, you will have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, enterprising environment, where your skills will be valued and rewarded. Digicel recognizes our staff and management team are largely responsible for our success to date. Digicel's unique culture is driven by an entrepreneurial style encapsulated by our Chairman, board of directors and management, all seasoned telecom executives and industry experts with vast experience in building, expanding and marketing mobile services globally.

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