Senior Category Manager Capital Delivery, Major Projects
Location: Hybrid working in Falmer 2/3 days per week with site visits as required
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time 37 hours per week
Salary: Up to £70,000
Competitive benefits package
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Southern Water s growing Category Management discipline. Category Management at Southern Water is a strategic role with the opportunity to influence and shape Southern Water s business model and supply chain strategies.
Southern Water will soon be entering into its largest ever 5 year business plan which will see improvements to the environment and development of new sources of water in the South East. As the Senior Category Manager you will have the opportunity to play a key part in the development of important Water and Wastewater infrastructure in the South East of the UK.
You will manage the development and implementation of category and sourcing strategies for Southern Water s Capital delivery programme and projects. The objective being to work closely with the Capital Delivery Directors and their teams to develop procurement strategies to meet business needs whilst maximising value creation and minimising total cost of ownership for Southern Water. You will lead the Capital Delivery category management team and work with the sourcing team to support execution of strategic and tactical sourcing, negotiating and contracting activities for the relevant categories and sub-categories, within regulated procurement best practice compliant with the Utilities Contract Regulations (UCR).
The ideal candidate will have experience of construction or capital procurement, have relevant qualifications (CIPS chartership / Bachelors degree in business or a related field) and have significant experience working with leading-practice tools, techniques and processes covering category strategy development. Ideally you will also have experience of working in a regulated procurement environment. You will be a great planner with robust project management capabilities, with confidence in leading a strategic purchasing team within a cross functional business which requires the soft skills to manage conflict resolution and objection handling using a range of approaches to influence key stakeholders across all levels.
Does this opportunity excite you but you re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that normal office hours aren t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can t accommodate every flexible working request, we ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?
All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.