AWE have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Category Manager to join our growing team to support a complex infrastructure programme.
As the Senior Category Manager, you will drive, implement and execute Category Management, Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Relationship Management for a complex group of categories, with the ultimate objective of leveraging and securing AWE supplier base to support its current and future business requirements, whilst mitigating risks. Be accountable for the end to end category performance for the category group and for driving and managing multimillion-pound Procurements.
We are ideally seeking individuals with experience in public sector procurement / contract management, who have public procurement regulations knowledge. You will have an understanding of the end to end procurement process, including pre and post contract, and experience of utilising CEMAR to manage NEC contracts. You will have had previous line or task Management responsibility, stakeholder management skills and supplier relationship management skills.
To ensure success as a Senior Category Manager:
- NEC accreditation or experience
- Professional Services background
- CCS contract experience preferable
- Experience in business governance and public sector governance.
- Experience in scoping deliverables
- Experience in contract variation management
- Experience in budgetary control
Location: Aldermaston
Salary: from £60,000 to £80,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)
As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:
- 270 hours of annual leave (that's at least 25 days plus bank holidays), and every other Friday off work.
- Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle.
- Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training.
- A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13%, depending on your own contribution).
- Life Assurance.
- Free onsite parking
" This job role is suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station) and working from home as a personal choice. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. The successful candidate is required to carry out all their duties from a UK location and cannot do so from an overseas location at any time.__"
Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role.
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