Category Manager - Engineering and Construction

Description

• Ensuring at all times that utilities procurement regulations and rules, and other regulatory/statutory requirements (including Data Protection and Regulation 31) are observed during sourcing initiatives.
• Delivering the effective approach to market, supplier selection and qualification
• Work collaboratively with business leads to deliver category specific strategies, including sourcing and contracting
• Drive continuous improvement translating external best practices, innovation, and ideas into actionable proposals and plans for the business, building them into category strategies.
• Encourage proactive and effective communications to help develop and maintain professional relationships with internal and external customers.
• Management of Engineering and Construction Category spend with significant strategic risk to the organisation
• Promoting and demonstrating continuous improvements to procedures/processes/working practices to enhance the level of service delivery.
• Support on all associated commercial activity to achieve value creation and minimise total cost of ownership, including executing the full sourcing lifecycle and deliver against procurement and value management strategies.
• Support development of best practice across the Procurement lifecycle; ensuring the Portsmouth Water processes regularly reviewed and updated.
• Drive cost reduction through standardisation, aggregation of demand, and actions to minimise tail spend within the category.
• Develop and implement specific demand and category strategies and engage with internal customers to understand requirements, volume demands and specifications.

Requirements

• Relevant transferable business and/or supply chain knowledge
• Self starter resilient and tenacious under pressure and willingness to develop skills and experience.
• Knowledge of water industry and/or E&C category specific supply chain.
• Ability to analyse and present complex commercial/contractual data and concepts to a wide range of stakeholders
• Excellent proven commercial and contractual acumen
• CIPS or MCIPS qualified; or alternative qualifications in transferable expertise
• Track record of delivering against stretching target
• Solid negotiation, influencing and resolution skills
• Outstanding communication skills and customer service ethic. Strong stakeholder engagement capabilities
• Strong organisational skills and able to manage multiple workstreams
• Experience of strategic sourcing in a multi-stakeholder environment and of working within the multi-disciplinary teams.
• Knowledge and experience of regulated procurement procedures (either UCR, PCR or PA23)
• Project management experience or qualifications.

Benefits

• Health Cash Plan and so much more!
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Electric Vehicle Scheme (after 1 year)

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance