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Utilities organisation require a Category & Sourcing Manager. Applicants need procurement experience within a regulated environment (public sector, utilities) and the ability to add strategic value across the full sourcing lifecycle.
The Category & Sourcing Manager will contribute to the development and implementation of category strategies and sourcing plans in collaboration with stakeholder partners. Led by a Senior Category & Sourcing Manager, the jobholder will work across a diverse range of sourcing, contracting and category spend areas.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a procurement professional who has perhaps operated at Procurement Officer, Senior Procurement Officer, Category Officer , Category Specialist, Sourcing Manager or Category Manager within the public/regulated sectors, or an Indirect Procurement Buyer, from another industry.
Specific duties of the Category & Sourcing Manager include:
- Develop category specific strategies with stakeholders and procurement colleagues
- Tendering and sourcing activities in compliance with internal procurement and external policies, processes and frameworks
- Monitor supplier and contract performance, report and share with procurement colleagues
- Drive cost reduction through standardisation, aggregation and minimisation of tail spend
- Support broader commercial and procurement activity to create value with suppliers and minimise TCO
Category & Sourcing Manager applicants should meet the following criteria:
- Procurement experience in a regulated environment; public sector, utilities, third sector etc
- Experience with or knowledge of, Procurement Act 2023, PCR, UCR, DSCR etc
- Full procurement lifecycle experience
- An appreciation of category management and sourcing strategies
- Excellent stakeholder manager and relationship builder
