Category Manager

Overview

Lead category buyers, develop strategies, manage suppliers for nuclear projects

Key Responsibilities

• strategic sourcing
• supplier management
• category strategy
• spend analysis
• contract negotiation
• risk management

Tasks

-Continuous Improvement:Drive innovation and continuous improvement initiatives within the category.Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to inform strategy. -Act as a trusted advisor to business units on procurement-related matters. -Deliver individual savings plans and specific savings targets as agreed. -Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to inform strategy. -Accountable to lead the Category Buying team in a specific category of spend. -Develop and implement category strategies aligned with project goals and procurement best practices. -Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management:Lead end-to-end sourcing processes including RFP, supplier evaluation, and selection.Negotiate contracts and commercial terms with suppliers to ensure favourable outcomes.Manage supplier performance through KPIs, scorecards, and regular business reviews. -Ensure compliance with internal policies, procedures, and relevant regulatory requirements. -Negotiate contracts and commercial terms with suppliers to ensure favourable outcomes. -Foster Collaboration. -Conduct market research and spend analysis to identify opportunities for cost reduction and value creation. -Financial Accountabilities:Manage category savings budget.Ensure full compliance to agreements.Deliver individual savings plans and specific savings targets as agreed.Identify ways to reduce costs and improve service. -Identify ways to reduce costs and improve service. -Risk Management & Compliance:Identify and mitigate supply chain risks within assigned categories.Ensure compliance with internal policies, procedures, and relevant regulatory requirements. -Identify and mitigate supply chain risks within assigned categories. -Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand business needs and ensure alignment with category strategies. -Ensure full compliance to agreements. -Supervisory responsibilities (if any):Accountable to lead the Category Buying team in a specific category of spend. -Drive innovation and continuous improvement initiatives within the category. -Manage supplier performance through KPIs, scorecards, and regular business reviews. -Lead end-to-end sourcing processes including RFP, supplier evaluation, and selection. -Category Strategy Development:Develop and implement category strategies aligned with project goals and procurement best practices.Conduct market research and spend analysis to identify opportunities for cost reduction and value creation.Carry out category mapping exercises to identify opportunities and risks. -Manage category savings budget. -Carry out category mapping exercises to identify opportunities and risks. -Stakeholder Engagement:Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand business needs and ensure alignment with category strategies.Act as a trusted advisor to business units on procurement-related matters.

Requirements

• sap ariba
• oracle
• microsoft office
• category management
• negotiation
• bachelor’s

What You Bring

-Commercial Acumen. -Experience with managing similar category markets to those listed above. -Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities. -Strong Negotiation skills. -Travel will be required. -Problem Solving. -High competency in value engineering and performance improvement. -Strong analytical skills and high competency in supplier selection and evaluation. -Strong negotiation, analytical, and supply chain management skills. -7-10 years of experience in category management, in a complex or matrixed organization. -Proficiency in leading a team of Category Buyers. -Strategic Thinking. -Proficiency in procurement systems (e.g., SAP Ariba, Oracle, other) and Microsoft Office Suite. -Experience in equivalent industries to the nuclear sector that operate to a high level of quality assurance standards i.e. defense, aerospace, oil & gas etc. -Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field (MBA or professional certification such as SCMP is an asset).

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Benefits

-Hybrid working environment. -Other aspects (if applicable):Hybrid working environment.Travel will be required.

About Atkinsréalis

-Its tech‑forward Richland Technology Center supports robotics, digital and net‑zero innovation in energy and cleanup. -A nuclear engineering pioneer, it’s the owner’s engineer for U.S. small modular reactor projects and refurbishments. -A trusted tolls and highway consultant, it supports major state DOTs.

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