Senior Category Manager - Materials & Indirects
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Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
As an organisation, there is little we don’t do and plenty to get involved in. Our Group Support roles are vital in making sure we can help over 11,000 people deliver essential infrastructure seamlessly across water, energy, transport and telecom.
This role is in our Procurement department, our Procurement team source, purchase and manage our products and services to ensure the right quality and delivery.
Want to come and be a part of it?
What will you be doing?
As our Senior Category Manager, you’ll sit at the heart of our Group-wide procurement strategy—steering change, shaping long-term plans, and collaborating closely with senior leaders to deliver outcomes that truly drive the business forward.
You’ll be responsible for leading the creation and delivery of our long-term procurement vision, overseeing a broad spectrum of third-party spend across works materials, equipment, and all indirect spend (excluding IT). Your work will have real impact—helping us manage risk, harness supplier relationships, and spark continuous improvement across the board. You’ll be a trusted deputy to our Head of Group Procurement, someone who can step in seamlessly and support at a strategic level.
What makes this role special is the mix of operational oversight and strategic influence. You’ll be identifying efficiencies, running complex sourcing projects, and leading contract negotiations that benefit the whole Group. You’ll also help streamline our supplier base, ensure compliance, and elevate procurement as a powerful contributor to our collective success.
Leadership is a big part of this role. You’ll guide and support our team of Category Managers—coaching, developing and driving results through them. You’ll foster strong relationships with key vendors, championing quality and performance, while nurturing a high-performing, future-focused procurement team.
And you won’t be standing still. You’ll be continuously looking at how we work—spotting opportunities to evolve our tools, systems and processes, and helping take us further on our procurement transformation journey.
What You’ll Bring
* A wealth of experience in procurement and strategic sourcing
* Proven track record of developing and implementing successful category strategies & sourcing initiatives
* Proven track record of delivering on financial targets through team leadership
* Ability to build relationships, influence and act as an expert across the organisation up to executive level
* Strong leadership skills and prior experience of leading cross-functional or virtual teams
* Strong negotiation and influencing skills, able to obtain consensus around credible, executable solutions
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;
* Matched or contributory pension scheme
* Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
* Employee assistance programme
* My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
* Life assurance
* Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
* Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
* Reward and recognition scheme
In addition, this role offers;
* Company car or allowance and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
* My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
* Private health care and health care cash plan for you and your family
* Discretionary bonus scheme
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!
About Us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
* We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
* We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
* We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
* We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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