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The Category Manager - Senior Buyer - Engineering and Construction will oversee procurement and supply chain activities whilst ensuring cost-effective and efficient processes. This role requires a professional with expertise in category management and supplier relationships within construction and engineering.\n\nClient Details\n\nThis is an opportunity to join a well-established organisation. The company operates as a medium-sized business, focused on delivering high-quality services and maintaining sustainable practices.\n\nDescription\n\nAs a Category Manager - Senior Buyer you will help to develop and implement category strategies, manage demand planning, and lead sourcing initiatives across the E&C portfolio.

You'll be responsible for delivering value creation, minimising total cost of ownership, and ensuring compliance with utilities procurement regulations and statutory requirements. You will lead on projects within construction and engineering and help to support the category as it grows and develops\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nSupport the development and continual improvement of procurement best practices across the end to end procurement's.\nBuild strong relationships with stakeholders and suppliers through proactive communication.\nPromote continuous improvement in procurement procedures and working practices.\nManage Engineering & Construction category spend with significant strategic impact.\nDevelop and implement demand and category strategies, engaging stakeholders to understand requirements.\nLead commercial activities across the sourcing life cycle, delivering value creation and risk mitigation.\nCollaborate with business leads to deliver category-specific strategies, including sourcing and contracting.\nDrive cost reduction through standardisation, aggregation of demand, and minimising tail spend.\nTranslate external best practices and innovation into actionable proposals and category strategies.\nEnsure compliance with utilities procurement regulations, statutory obligations, and data protection requirements.Profile\n\nA successful Category Manager - Senior Buyer Engineering and Construction should have:\n\nProven experience in category management within procurement and supply chain.\nStrong knowledge of end to end procurement's/ buying in the Engineering and Construction sector.\nExcellent negotiation and contract management skills.\nAbility to analyse market trends and implement cost-saving strategies.\nStrong interpersonal skills to build and maintain supplier relationships.\nKnowledge of procurement policies and best practices.\nRelevant qualifications in procurement, supply chain, or a related field.\nYou would have ideally worked in utilities, construction, regulated or public sector environment\nKnowledge of regulated procurement procedures (UCR, PCR, PA23) would be desirableJob Offer\n\nCompetitive salary £55,000 up to £66,000 + excellent Benefits\nComprehensive Health Cash Plan for your well- being.\nOpportunity to work in a growing environment with development opportunitiesIf you are ready to take on this exciting opportunity as a Category Manager - Senior Buyer - Engineering and Construction then please reach out ASAP

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