Overview
Ready to shape the future of asset health and drive real impact in supply chain strategy? Join us as our next Category Manager focusing on Asset Health and help power the success of National Gas! As Category Manager covering asset health, you’ll be at the heart of our Supply Chain and Commercial team, leading the way in strategic sourcing and supplier performance management. Your work will directly influence how we secure, manage, and optimise our supply base, ensuring we deliver value and innovation across our asset health categories. This is your chance to make a tangible difference in a business that keeps the UK's energy infrastructure running.
Responsibilities
* Develop and deliver category and sourcing strategies for asset health, using data analysis and market insights.
* Lead complex sourcing projects, from supplier identification and market research to tender management, negotiation, and contract award.
* Track supply market trends, risks, and opportunities, maintaining strong engagement with suppliers and stakeholders.
* Support governance, risk, and compliance management to protect and enhance National Gas's interests.
* Collaborate with regional procurement teams, aligning central strategies with local needs and sharing best practices.
* Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers, leveraging collective buying power.
* Coach, mentor, and support team members to achieve shared objectives.
* Be a confident communicator and a natural collaborator, able to influence at all levels with a proactive, analytical mindset to drive improvement.
* Demonstrate proven experience in strategic sourcing or procurement with a track record of delivering results and continuous improvement.
* Maintain a strong understanding of procurement practices, including category spend analysis, sourcing processes, and supplier management.
* Hands-on experience in requirement definition, sourcing planning, supplier management, and competitive bidding.
* Experience working with UCR2016 and PA23.
* Advanced skills in business requirement analysis, contract drafting, stakeholder management, and negotiation.
* Willingness to visit suppliers, site visits, and learn about the business and category.
Desirable
* Category experience (Asset Health).
* MCIPS Chartership.
* Knowledge and understanding of construction contracts (preferably NEC4 ECC/ECSC).
About National Gas
National Gas is securing Britain's energy. We transport gas throughout Great Britain, repair and maintain gas pipelines, and manage the meters that allow millions of homes and businesses to access the energy they need. We are the national gas network, providing secure energy to power Britain, achieve net zero, and maintain our industrial competitiveness.
Benefits
* 26 days' holiday plus statutory holidays with option to buy extra or sell days
* Overtime at x1.5 normal and x2 on Sundays
* Double-match pension scheme (for every £1 you contribute, we add £2; max company contribution 12%)
* Opt-in flexible benefit scheme including salary sacrifice private healthcare, dental insurance, technology plans and more
* Financial protection with 10x salary death in service and long-term illness/injury support
* Excellent family-friendly provisions: maternity/paternity/adoption/surrogacy/shared parental leave
* Career progression, professional training and development (LinkedIn Learning access)
* Employee assistance programme with free confidential counselling 24/7
* Financial support for professional membership subscriptions
* Flexible working hours
* Free gym and on-site fitness options, subsidised canteen and coffee shop at our Warwick office
* Free parking
* Inclusive recruitment: disability confident and Armed Forces Covenant signatories; we encourage applicants from all backgrounds and welcome reasonable adjustments
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