Category Manager - Indirects

Location: Greater London

Category Manager - Indirects Offer :

Support Functions / Procurement and Supply Chain Contract type:

Permanent

Schedule:

Full-Time Country:

United Kingdom Equans is looking for a Category Manager-Indirects to join the team in London on a permanent basis. This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary, company vehicle or allowance, bonus and benefits package.

Our Category Managers play a pivotal role in maximising the value of Procurement at Equans UK&I by executing a structured, collaborative approach to category projects that optimises the procurement of similar products and services. This specific role within the UK BU Central Procurement Team will focus on the InDirect HUB, encompassing a wide range of categories including:

IT Services:
Software, Hardware and Goods, Telecoms networks, line rental

Fleet:
Vehicles, Fuel Cards, Telematics Print:
Multi-functional devices, Print, Post and Distribution Offices Services & SuppliesPPE/Workwear By strategically managing these sub-categories, Category Managers drive efficiencies, enhance collaboration, and secure value-driven outcomes for the business.

This Category Manager role within the Central Procurement team is responsible for managing key procurement service categories across our business. The role involves creating and implementing a long-term sourcing plan for the development of the categories to achieve the best value for Equans. The role also involves identifying opportunities and leveraging the combined category spend in negotiating strategic frameworks with key suppliers in ensuring Equans achieves the best outcome for its spend.

The Category Manager will own the category structure that allows the company to segment its supplier base. Using the segmentation, the Category Manager will create a category strategy in coordination with a network of internal stakeholders belonging to IT, Fleet, and operations, identifying key focus areas for the year by leveraging company-wide spend.

The role requires building and driving relationships with key suppliers to improve quality of service and generate savings for the company by collaborating with operational stakeholders including operational/Divisional procurement teams in implementing the overall category plan and realising saving targets. The role acts as the interface between the supplier market and EQUANS in providing access to market intelligence to support our supply chain planning and improve our service proposition.

The role also requires delivery of category expertise across all service lines driving a tangible link to profit improvement with a strong focus on optimising best business practice, fiscal performance, risk management and compliance.

What will you deliver?

Strategic management of the categories allocated: analysis of spend & business needs, anticipation of future needs, supplier market analysis and market dynamics

Management of the related supply chain, contract extension/renewal, launch and drive end to end RFP/RFQ processes, etc Leading the development of procurement strategies in close cooperation with business operations and procurement stakeholders activating all spend reduction levers

Defining and implementing an action plan to deploy strategies for BUs/entities to effectively reduce spend on the category and/or mitigate market increases

Steering economic performance (external spend reduction), supplier performance on category

Adapting strategy in response to changes (market, internal budgets, technologies

Supporting operational entities in the implementation and monitoring of supplier policy defined for the category

Work to and support supply chain deals, working with the divisional procurement teams to ensure the BU achieves the best potential in terms of supplier arrangements

Understand and protect the companies commercial and legal position in relation to its contractual engagement with supply chain arrangements clearly setting out the terms and proposals

Oversee and manage the recovery of retrospective rebates

Setting annual rebate collection targets

Promoting rebate arrangements across group to maximise utilisation

Provide pre-tender specialist…