Category Manager - Peterborough

Balfour Beatty; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

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About the role

Category Manager (Procurement) - Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)

Shape the Future of Procurement with @one Alliance

@one Alliance is a partnership of eight leading companies - Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska, and SWECO - delivering over half of Anglian Water's capital investment programme. As we enter AMP8, our most ambitious Asset Management Period, we are preparing to undertake our largest project yet. This is a unique opportunity to drive industry change, set global standards, and foster career growth.

We are seeking an experienced Category Manager (Procurement) to play a pivotal role in shaping and executing portfolio and procurement strategies that align with our business objectives. This strategic position will focus on optimising performance across our framework and non-framework supply chain partners, ensuring efficiency, innovation, and value delivery at every stage of execution.

What you'll be doing

Key responsibilities:

• Develop, monitor, and implement sourcing agreements in collaboration with Anglian Water.
• Aggregate demand to align with business needs, leveraging the supply chain to drive innovation and a "Best for Task" approach.
• Establish and implement SMART objectives and key performance measures (KPMs) with supply chain partners to ensure on-time delivery and risk mitigation.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of market trends and risks (financial and capacity) within relevant categories to inform strategic decision-making.
• Conduct regular 360° stakeholder reviews to evaluate performance and identify opportunities for value-added initiatives within the supply chain.
• Collaborate with solution teams to ensure the right supply chain capabilities are in place to exceed delivery and procurement objectives.
• Ensure all commercial requirements are met, audited, and optimised to enhance overall commercial performance within the Alliance.
• Uphold and implement SHEA (Safety, Health, Environment & Assurance) standards across all procurement activities.

Who we're looking for

What We're Looking For:

• CIPS qualification and membership (or equivalent) with proven expertise in a senior procurement or sourcing role.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage and influence at all levels.
• A resourceful and innovative mindset, able to thrive under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, with a commitment to integrity, accountability, and team development.
• A strategic, commercially focused approach with a customer-centric mindset, capable of translating high-level strategies into operational success.

Join us in shaping the future of procurement and making a lasting impact on the water industry.

Ready to make a difference? Apply today.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.