About The Role
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Right across infrastructure, theres a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage youre at in your career, with us youll 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 dont 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 Category Manager for subcontract services, youll be part of a new Centre of Excellence thats helping to elevate how we do procurement across M Group. Youll collaborate closely with Commercial teams throughout our divisions to make sure our supply chain is robust, efficient and delivering genuine valueespecially where there's overlap and opportunity for smarter, shared approaches.
This role is all about setting the tone and strategy for how we approach subcontract procurement. Youll lead the development of category plans, put in place clear processes, and help roll them out in a way that supports our long-term procurement vision. Well count on you to uncover new opportunities for cost savings, streamline our supplier base, and negotiate smarter deals that benefit the whole group. Youll be working on some of our most vital spend areasfrom civil engineering and traffic management to surfacing, surveying and electrical works.
Youll have the space to build strong relationships with our suppliers and help shape how they work with usdriving innovation, continuity and a true spirit of partnership. By benchmarking rates and analysing trends, youll unlock insights that help our teams make confident, informed decisions across project delivery and commercial management.
This is a role with real variety and influence. Youll help us harmonise processes across divisions, ensure our ESG commitments are front and centre in how we buy, and act as a trusted voice in identifying where we can be better, faster, more impactful.
What youll bring
A wealth of experience in procurement and/or commercial roles
Experience with subcontract supply chain within infrastructure services
Proven track record of developing and implementing successful category strategies & sourcing practices
Ability to build relationships across a large stakeholder base, influence and act as an expert across the organisation
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
Experience with NEC4 contracting practices
Whats 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 1000s 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
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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. Were 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.
Were
responsible
and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
Were
open
and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
Were
together
and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
Were
ambitious
and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether youre a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
Its 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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