Details:
- Salary: £70,000 - 75,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Brighton East Sussex
- Date: 1 week ago
Description:
Leading utilities business require a Senior Category Manager. Applicants need experience of developing procurement category strategies, stakeholder partnering, and expertise across; Capex, Construction, Estates, FM, Works. Experience of PCR/UCR/PFI advantaegous.
The Senior Category Manager will join a high performing Category Management structure, responsible for the development of procurement category strategies. The Senior Category Manager will be responsible for developing procurement strategy across; capex, construction, estates, FM, Works and similar categories. Stakeholder partnering, the management of 3 direct reports (largely responsible for strategy implementation) will also be the key focuses in this role.
Specific duties of the Senior Category Manager (Capital & Construction) are:
Manage the development and delivery of category management strategies
Collaborate with Sourcing team to ensure tactical sourcing and negotiations are in-line with category strategy
Stakeholder Management and Procurement Business Partnering - Act as Ambassador for the procurement strategy
Supply Market Analysis and keeping attuned to development within utilities sector and relevant supplier landscapes
Contribute to development of broader organisational procurement and category management strategies
Senior Category Manager Applicants should meet the following criteria:
Strategic procurement experience, particularly in regards to development of category management strategies
Gravitas to manage stakeholder relationships
Procurement experience, or knowledge of; construction, capex, Works, FM, Estates and Engineering supplier landscapes
An understanding of public contracting or utilities contracting regulations, and PFI contracts is advantageous
Comfortable with a hybrid working model between remote location and Falmer, East Sussex