Overview
We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 78,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.
At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.
We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!
We’re recruiting for a Group Category Manager to lead the Professional Services category where you’ll manage a spend of £75m+ and 500+ suppliers. Your role will be to build and manage the long-term category strategy to ensure best GNFR spent value that enables the delivery of our Powered by Kingfisher strategic priorities. This role can be based in any of our offices in the UK or France.
Fluency inFrench and English is required for this role.
What's the job?
* Build and align category strategies with stakeholders, converting them into actionable initiatives that drive savings, efficiency, and business alignment.
* Oversee category performance across key areas including spend, contracts, supplier management, and risk, ensuring adherence to procurement processes and tools.
* Conduct market intelligence research, analyse supplier data, and negotiate contracts, pricing, and SLAs to maximize value and mitigate risks.
* Develop a deep understanding of internal customer needs, delivering agile solutions while using data and insights to challenge and influence stakeholder decisions for long-term success.
* Promote knowledge sharing across stakeholder groups and embedding a strategic procurement culture.
* Develop partnerships with key suppliers to enable optimum performance & competitiveness.
What you'll bring
* Experienced Category Manager managing a significant spend & supplier base within a global / matrix organisation.
* Proven ability in end-to-end strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management, including category transformation & performance management.
* Experience with Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes and technology (e.g., Coupa).
* Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, with a track record of influencing at senior levels.
* Expertise in procurement excellence, sustainability, risk management, and ensuring business continuity.
Be Customer Focused – constantly improving our customers’ experience
* I listen to my customers
* I use available data to help make decisions
Be Human – acting with humanity and care
* I do the right thing
* I am respectful
Be Curious – thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious
* I build and share new ideas
* I try new things and share my learnings
Be Agile – working with trust, pace and agility
* I have courage to be creative
* Done is better than perfect, I aim for 80/20
Be Inclusive – acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together
* I embrace allyship
* I have self-awareness and a desire to learn
Be Accountable – championing the plan to deliver results and growth
* I own my actions
* I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role
At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.
In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here!
We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.
Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.
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