Senior Category Manager - Offshore / Energy / Civils x 2

Role: Senior Category Manager x 2 - Offshore / Energy / Civils

Location: 100% remote with very occasional travel to Warwick / Edinburgh

Duration: 6 - 12 Months

Projects

1. Energy / Infrastructure - Civils (underground cabling) - HVDC project
2. Energy / Infrastructure - Offshore - HVDC project

Key Experience Required

• NEC or FIDIC Contracts
• Construction
• Offshore / Energy / Utilities / Infrastructure / Civils

Key Accountabilities

• Collaborate with relevant business partner, or directly with Business Unit counterparts, to understand workbook, identify scope of support required, and frontload preparation.
• Develop recommended procurement and supply chain strategies that will meet the Business Unit priorities, whilst understanding the impact of any decision on the Group or supply chain availability.
• Develop and recommend resourcing for program/project teams balancing the need for internal vs external resourcing in line with policies.
• Coordinate cost estimation efforts as input to initial project cost envelope.
• Co-define sourcing strategy with relevant category leads and, where necessary, leading the relevant and agreed sourcing activities.
• Provide relevant inputs into program/project sanctioning with internal and external stakeholders.
• Define overall program/project delivery model - incl. commercial construct, go-to-market approach.
• Drive successful program/project execution - incl. supplier coordination, claims mgmt. etc.
• Ensure procurement activities are executed within the allocated budget, maintaining clear financial oversight.
• Proactively assess, and mitigate procurement-related risks (e.g., supply chain risks, cost escalations, project delivery risks) - regularly communicate to relevant stakeholders.
• Lead project 'lessons learnt' to provide feedback to category teams, business partner and Business Unit to incorporate learnings into future projects.

Knowledge, Experience and Technical Know How

• Experience of end-to-end procurement or supply chain program management or project development.
• Experience of broad, supply chain management in complex environments.
• Ability to communicate dynamically at all levels within the business and externally to senior leaders within supplier organisations.
• Experience of building high performing teams.
• Good understanding of broader business objectives.

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