Senior Category Manager Construction & Capital Programmes

Leading utilities business require a Senior Category Manager - Capital & Construction. Applicants need experience of formulating procurement category strategies, stakeholder partnering and knowledge of the capital & construction market landscape. 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 and construction categories. Stakeholder partnering, the management of 2 Category Managers (largely responsible for strategy implementation) and keep abreast of the supplier landscape across; construction, engineering and capital will 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 across capital and construction programmes 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, construction and capital markets 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, and engineering supplier landscapes An understanding of public contracting or utilities contracting regulations, advantageous but not essential Comfortable with a hybrid working model between remote location and Falmer, East Sussex