Thames Water has embarked on an exciting Turnaround Plan to deliver life's essential service for years to come and to the millions of people who rely on us every day, the environment and our community. A key pillar of the turnaround plan is to live within our means. Therefore, we require skilled strategic procurement individuals with strong commercial acumen to make a real difference in these challenging times.As a Category Manager- Digital, you should be a commercial expert for your lead category. You should be able to utilise this market expertise to develop and deliver strategies, ensuring that Thames is market-leading in their commercial arrangements.This role will support digital to deliver against its TAP initiatives as well as lead on cost reduction initiatives. The role holder will get exposure to the Digital Senior leadership team and a varied role. It is a great opportunity for somebody to develop digital commercial skills.What you'll be doing as a Category Manager- Digital

• Creating and delivering end-to-end strategic category management.
• Providing extensive category knowledge and market insight, including identifying/managing category-level risk.
• Responsible for managing a portfolio of suppliers to ensure contracted expectations continue to be improved throughout the contract life cycle and to support these suppliers in delivering added value to Thames Water.
• Lead and evaluate competitive tenders and proposals for the supply of goods and services.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting on projects using available reporting tools.

• Experience in end-to-end strategic digital category management.
• Ability to influence, engage and inspire internal and external stakeholders to drive meaningful change.
• Ability to challenge industry norms and proactively seek out opportunities to deliver sustained improvements in performance.
• Capable of leading complex supplier negotiations up to GBP100m in value.
• Some understanding and experience of operating in complex supply chain environments.
• Skilled in prioritisation and managing risk and complexity effectively.

• Competitive salary
• Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
• Contributory pension - Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
• Personal Medical Assessments - Open to all once a year.
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of your and your family's health and well-being, and your finances - from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.