Category Manager

Category Manager Flexible across Southern & Scotland SGN Footprint £57.8k - £69.4k per annum (dependent on skills and qualifications) Full Time | Hybrid Joint-contribution pension from 6% (12% total) – Enhanced maternity & family leave – Life assurance – Holiday Plus – Virtual GP & Employee Assistance Programme plus retail and leisure discounts & many more. REQ
5843 Do you want to be a part of an innovative and supportive team, where there are great opportunities for career progression and development? Our Procurement & Supply Chain (PSC) department is undergoing significant growth within their function and are seeking to recruit an experienced Category Manager, who will support, develop and implement bespoke strategies across both gas and corporate categories.

Following the initial spend profile analysis, covering £500m per annum of third party spend, you will have the autonomy to use your initiative to identify and deliver industry leading procurement strategies, which will support the delivery of our regulated and not regulated business ambitions. As an experienced Category Manager, you will report to the Lead Category Manager and you will be responsible for managing and delivering the execution of various strategic services.

The role will be focussed on demonstrating value leadership, customer service and innovation, to support our vision of becoming a world class procurement function. Through strategy development and effective sourcing execution, you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of departmental KPIs and objectives such as savings in total cost of ownership, value engineering and driving an improved safety performance across our supply chain We deliver safety, warmth, and comfort to homes and businesses.

Every role, whether in the office or on the front line, plays a key part in this mission. Here’s how you will contribute… Regularly liaising with the Lead Category Manager to provide updates on category performance Provide additional insight through reporting as and when category strategies are developed and implemented Monitor supplier performance through building supplier relationships, developing robust and agile contract arrangements Interface with stakeholders to determine future third party spend to develop accurate forecasting of contract renewals Deliver and mould new category management approaches, across specified portfolios of spend, ensuring compliance, drive efficiencies, mitigate supply risks and drive down the total cost of ownership to the organisation Lead or manage other procurement specialists to deliver sourcing activities in support of category plans You don’t need to be an expert in our Industry… We provide our own specialised learning and development programmes, providing access to learning tools to help you acquire the skills needed to excel in our environment.

What you will need You’ll be an enthusiastic procurement professional seeking a role with high profile, high value category team, working across a broad range of categories of goods, works and services, with the aim to achieve significant value for the business. This is an integral role in the P&SC Team and the successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following:
Experience in a procurement environment, specifically being able to demonstrate the delivery of successful category strategies Spend analytical skills to interpret spend profiles to identify alternative and value-added opportunities Highly numerate along with highly developed contract / scope drafting and writing skills, ideally with experience gained through interpreting and negotiating complex contracts Excellent IT skills are essential including knowledge of MS Office applications, eSourcing portals, and…