Equans is looking for a Category Manager to join our team on a permanent basis working from home. This is a full-time role, on offer is a competitive salary and benefits package.
General Overview
The expectation of a Lead Buyer / Category Manager role is for them to be responsible for maximising delivered financial value and enhancing visibility and perception of Procurement within Equans P&C. Managing a team of Buyers to provide an operational procurement service.
This would be measured by successfully and smoothly implementing new supplier / subcontractor contracts and delivering ongoing value and savings in line with the Procurement Policy & Strategy.
The role requires to establish excellent working relationships with multiple contracts across a number sites, becoming a trusted advisor to these contracts and the conduit (Business Partner) between them and the wider Procurement team. .
What will you deliver?
- Deliver procurement support across the business, managing a buying team to drive profit improvement and cost certainty with a strong focus on optimised best business practice, fiscal performance, risk management and compliance.
- Delivering consistent and professional Procurement services to internal customers
- Delivering value (including bottom line savings) on an ongoing basis, meeting specific in-year targets whilst proactively looking for new opportunities.
- Engaging with internal Stakeholders to understand the requirement and support in delivering Procurement solutions that match these.
- Be a driver in raising the visibility and perception of Procurement.
- Managing suppliers who deliver services that are specific to the Business Unit and sourcing new suppliers who are best able to meet the needs of the Business, ensuring best value, fitness for purpose, risk reduction and a quality service to the end customer.
- A collaborative flexible approach and close working relationships with other procurement team members, including category across the UKBU and wider procurement group is essential.
- Identify opportunities to deliver value by alignment with our Category approach and manage the successful delivery and transparent reporting of deliverables.
- Identifying innovation for delivery to our end customers.
- Streamlining procurement processes and procedures.
- Delivering and exceeding on our sustainability commitments.
- Management of the buying team, including succession planning, performance and development.
What can we offer you?
On offer is a competitive salary, company vehicle and benefits package, which includes;
- 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
- Life Cover equivalent to 2 times annual salary
- Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
- Gym membership discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Holiday purchase scheme
- 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
- Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes
- Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
- Access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in Equans), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Persons Network) and our Disability Network
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
Who are we looking for?
Core Competencies:
- Procurement – Promoting the procurement aspects of all contracts under remit.
- Communicating – with multiple members our organisation, supplier organisations and the customer’s organisation
- Delivering – ensuring that Procurement delivers its commitment (financial, risk, business continuity)
- Developing – enhancing the perception of Procurement and a sense of wider responsibility and commercial acumen within all aspects of Equans procurement.
- Finance – working alongside finance to understand financial performance and improvement over the life of the contracts.
- Influencing – bringing a more effective procurement approach to our contracts, both operational, supplier & subcontractor.
- Communication - An ability to vary dependent on audience whilst ensuring a consistent message with clear dialogue/communication skills are essential in fulfilling this role.
Who are we?
Equans is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.
In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services – with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.
Equans’ 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live.
Equans is a Bouygues group company.
What's next?
If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.
At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in Equans), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Professionals Network) and our Disability Network.
For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.
The Equans Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to Equans Managers.
