Category Manager - Direct Professional Services

Category Manager – Direct Professional Services

Location: Frimley, Christchurch, London, hybrid

Grade GG12

Your main responsibilities as Category Manager will involve:

• Develop and implement a category strategy to meet business objectives
• Own & lead group supplier relationships
• Develop support material for category management to standardise processes and best practice as a centre of excellence
• Manage stakeholders across the business, on the progress of the category strategy & delivery of business objectives including savings, negotiations & contracting
• Manage contracts throughout their life in conjunction with the business.
• Lead and manage the risk and opportunity activities to minimise contractual exposure and maximise contract effectiveness
• Lead the sourcing, negotiation and contracting activities developing and utilising cost analytics capability and market and supplier intelligence to drive rich conversations and business outcomes.
• Lead IR35 reviews and risk management for the business

Your skills and qualifications:

• Experience of category and supplier relationship management
• Ability to translate complex procurement guidance into simple, straightforward and practical advice
• Broad knowledge of the Company strategy, products and services, company structure and company procedures
• Proven experience of project and stakeholder management
• Ideally, experience with professional services and IR35 regulations
• CIPS qualified or working towards

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Job Title: Category Manager - Direct Professional Services

Job City: Frimley

Professional Area: Commercial and Procurement