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Senior Category Manager - Capital Delivery

Ref no. BHN582086
Salary £70,000 - £75,000/annum
Location Brighton, England
Start date ASAP
Job type Permanent
Job status Open

Job summary

Utilities organisation require a Senior Category Manager. Applicants need experience developing category strategies, stakeholder partnering, and expertise across Capital, Estates, FM, Works. Public sector procurement expertise advantageous.

Key skills required for this role

Category Management

Important

Category Management

Job description

Leading utilities are hiring a Senior Category Manager. Applicants need experience developing procurement category strategies, stakeholder partnering, and expertise across; Capex, Construction, Estates, FM, Works. Public sector procurement experience advantageous.

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; capital progtammes, capex, construction, estates, Engineering, 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, capital works, capex, Works, FM, Estates and Engineering supplier landscapes
  • An understanding of Procurement Act 2024, UCR, PCR, public contracting or utilities contracting regulations, and PFI contracts is advantageous
  • Comfortable with a hybrid working model between remote location and Falmer, East Sussex

Adam Cardey manages this role

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