Category Manager - Asset & Operations

Job Description

Job Title: Category Manager - Asset & Operations Reports to - Principal Category Manager - Capital Projects, Asset & Operations National Gass Mission: National Gas is the backbone of Britains Energy System and will play a leading role in the transition to a clean energy future. To support this transition Procurement is changing. A new operating model is being implemented that will place business partnering,supplier relationships, efficiency & value at the centre of what National Gas do and what they stand for.National Gas are growing their procurement team and are seeking individuals who will work in collaboration with the market and their suppliers, to contribute to a clean energy future for everyone through strategic, commercial and sustainable leadership inall their procurement efforts.Procurement will be leading the way in supporting the organisations mission to develop the hydrogen transmission system of tomorrow. The primary function of the Category Manager - Asset & Operations role is to set category strategy, support strategic sourcing and supplier performance management activities for assigned spend categories as set by the Principal Category Manager - Projects,Asset & Operations. The job-holder will be responsible for delivering category and sourcing strategies for the assigned categories or subcategories, under the guidance of the Principal Category Manager. Sourcing activities will include analysis, supply marketresearch, identification and qualification of potential vendors, preparation of tender documentation, management of competitive sourcing processes, analysis of bidder responses, negotiation and contract award. In supplier performance management the jobholderwill undertake specific initiatives which will drive incremental value for National Gas as part of a centrally co-ordinated supplier relationship management programme Job Responsibilities:

• Develop category and sourcing strategies for higher value, higher complexity categories, applying analysis of relevant category data, and internal & external insight
• Manage assigned categories and the delivery of sourcing projects with associated savings and other benefits
• Lead higher value / higher complexity sourcing projects within scope of the assigned categories. This may include identification of potential suppliers, market research, production of tender documentation, management of RFx timelines, supplier evaluationand negotiation
• Continually track the supply market, keeping abreast of developments, trends, risks and opportunities, lead the continual engagement with existing and potential suppliers and ahead of external market factors
• Develop both expertise and corporate intelligence and intellectual property on the assigned (sub)categories, as relevant
• Support organisation-wide procedures for governance, risk and compliance management that manage, mitigate and minimise risks to National Gas
• Acquire, maintain and develop expertise, knowledge and information to support continuous improvement in allocated categories from relevant internal and external sources
• Ensures that work carried out within the Sourcing & Contract Management Hub is aligned to category strategy
• Communicate and manage relationships with external suppliers as part of the centrally co-ordinated supplier relationship management programme
• In conjunction with the Procurement Business Partners, engage with the business and/or service functions to plan and support ongoing commercial activity (including annual value planning), lead supplier relationships and performance management

Job Requirements:

• Experience and an excellent track record as a strategic sourcing or procurement professional including a track record of continuous improvement and delivery of results in a variety of commercial settings
• Good understanding and experience of key practices in procurement / strategic sourcing (e.g. category spend analysis, sourcing processes and supplier management)
• Demonstrates good level of knowledge, specifically in reference to the categories of spend under management and what compliance and regulatory requirements need to be fulfilled in National Gas
• Experience in personally conducting procurement activities, including requirement definition, sourcing planning, supplier management and competitive bidding, in line with the agreed strategy for the relevant categories of spend

Core Skills:

• Business requirements analysis, contract drafting and commercial acumen, stakeholder and supplier management, preparation of negotiation materials and approaches - advanced

Functional Skills:

• Strategic sourcing process management and supplier performance management - advanced
• MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Word - intermediate

Considerations:

• Base: Dual Base - Home & Warwick
• Car: No
• Travel: Med - High
• Salary: 55k - 65k