Details:
- Salary: £60,000 - 70,000 - Annum
- Location: West Drayton London
- Date: 1 month ago
Description:
Senior Category Manager
An exciting opportunity for a Senior Category Manager to join one of the UK's busiest airports located in West London!
Operating in this Senior Category Manager role, you will have experience with high valued projects and a good understanding across the electricity market, green energy buying and technical engineering. You will also have strong leadership skills with at least 4 years' experience in a similar role.
Role responsibilities of the Senior Category Manager
Manage their category strategic sourcing activities for large value, highly technical and complex spend areas which align with the business and the broader business / market strategies
Operate within the governance process and produce any required documentation to progress the sourcing of services or goods.
Challenge business plans and strategy documents to ensure robustness of approach that maximises commercial opportunity and mitigates risk for each relevant endeavour
Work closely across the procurement team(s) with peers, leaders and stakeholders to drive collaboration and share best practice for synergies across common categories driving value add activities
Collaborate, influence and champion close stakeholder relationships to drive governance through the SRM process. Proactively engage teams, peers, leaders and stakeholders across the business to align to both procurement strategy and governance for delivery of business objectives
Person specification of the Senior Category Manager
Excellent understanding of the Energy markets, terminology and energy supply contracts and UK energy infrastructure
Experience in managing team(s) and influencing peers and stakeholders
Experience in coaching and motivating staff to deliver high levels of performance
Knowledge of energy in the UK Power Market
Strong Project Management skills and good technical understanding to enable delivery of strategyThe reward:
A competitive salary of up to £68,000 depending on experience
Flexible hybrid working
5% bonus scheme
Travel paid for up to £4KThis Senior Category Manager role would be well suited to you if you have previously had a role as a Category Manager, Procurement Lead, Senior Procurement Manager, Head of Procurement, Sourcing Lead or Procurement Manager