Category Manager

Who are we?

Here within the @one Alliance we are a totally collaborative organisation made up of our eight partner companies (Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO) and our extended supply chain, delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

We are gearing up for our most exciting and challenging Asset Management Period yet, known as AMP 8, this will see us deliver a programme of work larger than we’ve ever delivered before. We are driving change, empowering us to set global benchmarks and build a better environment, with the opportunity to offer enhanced growth and development to our workforce. We’re looking to build on our existing teams with an environment for career progression.

As we move into this exciting and challenging period for the Water industry, it is essential our commercial and cost management processes and practices remain industry- leading to ensure we not only deliver but outperform against our objectives and customer expectations.

Key to us achieving and outperforming against our targets is our ability to unlock and maximise the potential of our Supply Chain. Essential to us outperforming against our Procurement objectives and truly optimising our supply chain, we are looking for a Category Manager to join the team!

To ensure we support our objectives of collaboration across the business whilst providing our workforce with the agility to achieve a healthy work/ life balance, we are asking our staff to have office presence on an average of three days a week.

What will you be doing as our new Category Manager?

Reporting to the Head of Procurement, your role is to support and develop the Portfolio and procurement strategies aligned to the business Outcomes. This strategic role will be based on the development and the outperformance of our strategic partners and non- framework supply chain during the execution of both project and portfolio requirements.

The overall challenge of this role is to outperform against the Procurement “Whitebook” initiative by driving efficiencies through strong negotiation, leadership, and supply chain management. 

Key responsibilities:

• Develop, Monitor and implement sourcing agreement with Anglian Water.

• Aggregate demand based on the business needs whilst driving “Best for Task” and innovation through the supply chain.

• Develop and implement SMART objectives/ KPM’s with our supply chain partners to support Delivery on Time and mitigate any potential risks to the business.

• Develop extensive knowledge of the markets in which your category operates within and appropriately monitor market risks (financial and capacity.)

• Implement regular 360 review meetings with all stakeholders to evaluate current performance across the Alliance and assess where value added initiatives can be implemented from within the supply chain.

• Engage and support the solution team to ensure the right supply chain is available to outperform against the delivery and procurement strategy.

• Ensure all commercial requirements are submitted and audited to maximse on our overall commercial performance within the Alliance.

• Ensure SHEA processes and procedure s are implements throughout all deliverables.

A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours….

To be considered for this super Procurement career opportunity, you’ll hold a CIPS Professional standard and membership (or equivalent) and be experienced in a senior procurement/ sourcing role. 

With the ability to handle a wide- range of demanding stakeholders, you’ll be resourceful and persuasive as you embrace collaboration and innovation to meet pressurised deadlines.  You’ll be able to demonstrate solid leadership skills and champion integrity and accountability amongst the team.  You’ll work with a transparent and commercial outlook with the customer at the heart of all your activities and be able to operate at a strategic level and bring this to life operationally.

If the opportunity to further your Procurement career with an industry- leading Alliance appeals as you add a wealth of exposure and skills to your professional profile, please apply today!

Our vision

A collaborative alliance, driving change. Empowering us to set global benchmarks and building a better environment for our customers. We strive to:

Empower our people; Delight our Customers; Embrace digital transformation; Deliver brilliance.

Our Values

To bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve through our commitment to Love Every Drop we:

Build trust; Do the right thing; Are always exploring