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Lloyd'S Register

Category Manager

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Lloyd'S Register
Technical and professional services provider ensuring safety and performance in maritime and infrastructure contexts.
Lead procurement and sustainability for professional services, travel, and employee services
6d ago
Expert & Leadership (13+ years), Experienced (8-12 years)
Full Time
London, England, United Kingdom
Office Full-Time
Company Size
3,600 Employees
Service Specialisms
Engineering
Consulting
Project Management
Technical Services
Risk Management
Asset Management
Software Development
Compliance
Sector Specialisms
Marine
Energy
Rail
Aerospace
Offshore
Shipping
Ship Design
Compliance
Role
What you would be doing
supplier management
contract lifecycle
bid management
procurement planning
stakeholder engagement
risk management
  • Forging and maintaining trusted partnerships with LR’s suppliers and partners; holding suppliers to account, managing performance through the use of metrics and improving LR colleagues’ satisfaction.
  • Working within LR’s governance model, ensuring procurement methodologies and standards are maintained, appropriate and are complied with, and that risks are appropriately managed.
  • Driving continual improvement of existing suppliers and contracts, while managing contract lifecycles / timescales effectively, to (re-)negotiate terms of greater value to LR.
  • Actively manage your team to ensure the hardware and software queues are maintained in a timely manner.
  • Managing the commercial bid process, negotiation of terms and conditions, assessing risks and implementing suitable strategies to mitigate risk.
  • Designing and managing procurement project plans for individual initiatives, evaluating processes and identifying risks and issues to ensure contracts are delivered on time, to budget, with improved benefits and savings for LR.
  • Being an active advocate for the Procurement team; educating the business and showing the value and benefit that involving Procurement early on in sourcing initiatives can bring.
  • Work with direct reports to develop team members and educate in Procurement best practice.
  • Developing strong relationships with internal business and functional leaders in order to influence behaviour ensure the appropriate and timely involvement of Procurement in all sourcing activities; influencing, challenging and jointly developing strategic sourcing strategies.
  • In conjunction with business and functional leaders, leading on requests for information, requests for quotations, requests for proposals and other commercial information on specific projects.
What you bring
cips
degree
commercial
negotiation
analytical
stakeholder
  • Pragmatic in approach, with an ability to interpret a range of differing priorities and influence the outcome range of senior stakeholders.
  • Strong commercial acumen, with extensive and relevant experience of 3rd-party negotiations, commercial terms, contracting and subsequent vendor management; strong negotiator that achieves optimal results.
  • Financially literate and analytical in nature.
  • Results-driven and highly customer-focused; concerned with meeting, and exceeding, customer expectations. Able to manage to deadlines.
  • Proven ability to operate in a complex and diverse environment, with strong stakeholder engagement, written and oral communication skills.
  • Member of CIPS or Degree-level equivalent
  • Highly developed influencing skills and ability to work collaboratively, both upwards and at peer level, with functional and business colleagues.
  • Able to foresee and solve challenges that may have a broad impact on the wider business strategy or outcomes. Sensitive to needing to manage impacts on colleagues / managing change.
  • Sound understanding and experience of, partners and suppliers, including supplier development and relationship management.
  • Ability to structure RFPs, evaluate and summarise responses against a broad set of criteria and provide recommendations regarding vendor selection.
  • Sound understanding and experience of how to overcome the barriers to achieving significant change that can result from a new (procurement) approach.
Benefits
  • Competitive Salary
  • The opportunity to work for an organization that has a strong sense of purpose, is values driven and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programmes.
Training + Development
Information not given or found
Company
Overview
1760
Year Founded
The organization was established in 1760, marking its origins in maritime classification and advisory services.
$1 billion
Annual Revenue
Generates over $1 billion annually, supporting its charitable ownership through profits.
  • It pioneered ship classification and evolved from publishing the 'Red & Green Books' into a global classification society.
  • Today it advises on design, construction, operation, and decommissioning of maritime and offshore assets.
  • Its services span classification, compliance, advisory, digital platforms, and technical assurance.
  • Notable work includes classing nuclear-powered vessels and advising on digital voyage compliance systems.
  • It has innovated load-line rules, classified the first steam, iron, and LNG ships, and leads decarbonisation efforts.
  • It acquired digital platforms like OneOcean and Hanseaticsoft to enhance fleet performance capabilities.
Culture + Values
  • To enhance the safety of life, property, and the environment.
  • Trusted by customers to ensure critical assets are safe, secure, and sustainable.
  • Innovation is central to solving problems and creating value.
  • Integrity, professionalism, and expertise are the foundation of all efforts.
  • Collaborate with clients and partners to address challenges and drive progress.
Environment + Sustainability
2050 Target
Net Zero Emissions Goal
Aiming for net zero emissions through innovative and sustainable solutions.
  • Enabling clients to transition to low-carbon solutions across various sectors.
  • Supporting the energy transition with a focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and decarbonization technologies.
  • Actively working with stakeholders to shape policy and regulatory frameworks that support sustainability goals.
  • Helping clients reduce their environmental footprint through tailored advisory services.
Inclusion & Diversity
22% of workforce
Women in overall workforce
Percentage of women in the overall workforce.
  • Building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace.
  • Setting clear goals to increase gender diversity in leadership roles.
  • Running programs to support diverse talent pools and foster inclusive practices across global operations.
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