Energy and Utilities Senior Category Manager

Energy and Utilities Senior Category Manager

London, United Kingdom

Join Heathrow’s Business Services team and you’ll help us deliver our bold ambitions, whilst supporting colleagues to achieve theirs.

Our team is involved in every element of People and Finance activity. That includes payroll, casework, referencing and onboarding, through to billing, paying suppliers, and month end activities. It’s up to us to lead, support and deliver an excellent service across our core processes including;

• Managing Revenue
• Procurement
• Project and Asset Management
• Finance Processes
• People Processes

Our Business Service teams focus on three areas:
Systems and Transformation, Service Delivery, and Business Intelligence.

There’s no place like Heathrow when it comes to the scale of our ambitions. Our airport is in a period of rapid growth and change. To succeed, we need to be able to make decisions quickly, evaluate the financial, non-financial and carbon impact of our choices, and ensure they are supported by accurate data and insight.

This is an exciting time, as we deliver a new Business Services vision that embraces technology, drives continuous process improvement and unlocks insights to drive our business. Join us and discover unlimited opportunities to make a difference.

• Job Identification 5602
• Job Category Finance
• Posting Date 07/08/2026, 02:47 PM
• Apply Before 07/22/2026, 10:59 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Heathrow Airport Limited, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW6 2GW
  , GB
• Contract Type Permanent
• Working Pattern Monday-Friday Business hours

Heathrow’s Energy & Utilities Transformation team are seeking a Senior Category Manager to drive delivery across a fast‑growing energy portfolio and help shape the airport’s long‑term utilities strategy.

In this role you will lead end‑to‑end procurement for critical operational categories, shape how the airport sources, contracts and manage the goods and services that keep its energy systems running. It involves designing and delivering smart procurement strategies that unlock value, reduce risk and strengthen operational performance, from market intelligence and options analysis through to sourcing, negotiation and post‑contract delivery.

In this role you will translate complex technical and commercial information into clear, actionable plans that support Heathrow’s short‑ and long‑term energy ambitions. It builds category plans, pre‑contract strategies, total cost of ownership assessments and commercial models, ensuring every decision is robust and aligned with governance requirements and compliance.

• Managing end‑to‑end procurement for Heathrow’s Energy & Utilities category, including strategy development, sourcing, negotiation, contract award and post‑contract management.
• Developing category strategies, market intelligence, commercial models and options analysis to maximise value, minimise risk and support operational and long‑term business objectives.
• Running competitive sourcing processes for complex, high‑value spend areas, including market engagement, evaluation design, tendering and ensuring compliance with procurement governance and competition law.
• Working closely with operational, engineering and commercial stakeholders to align procurement strategy, challenge business plans and ensure robust, defensible decision‑making.
• Managing supplier performance through contract management, KPIs, service levels and continuous improvement, while coaching and supporting colleagues within the procurement function.
• Lead key contractual and commercial negotiations, engaging with relevant internal advisors (legal, insurance) upholding the best interests of Heathrow with the ability to assess and articulate risks.

• Strong technical grounding in energy utilities and renewable procurement, with experience across electricity, water, gas, fuel or desalination.
• Proven experience delivering long‑term renewable energy contracts such as Power Purchase Agreements, with understanding of commercial, regulatory and technical factors.
• Ability to translate complex engineering and market information into clear commercial insight for…