Category Procurement Manager
Sector: Fit Out
Location – Dartford/Manchester (Flexible WFH Options Provided)
Permanent, Full time – Please ask about part time opportunities
Are you a procurement professional who wants to be part of a valued procurement team? Do you find yourself always looking at ways to improve the procurement process and supplier relations? Laing O’Rourke have started a drive to increase resilience in its fit-out categories.
The Category Procurement Manager will work across one of Laing O’Rourke’s specialist business units and be responsible for supporting the business growth and project delivery for a specified list of categories of subcontracts and capital equipment. It would be advantageous to have knowledge in one of the following areas –
Construction Materials: Flooring – Envelope Cladding – Roofing Systems – Lifts – Partition Walls – Glazing – Facades
Key Capabilities and Responsibilities:
- Proactively manage vendor selection and manage performance
- A strong procurement background
- Commercial negotiation and order management
- Strategic development along with strong commercial business acumen to create compelling category plans – balancing cost, quality and risks;
- Assisting with bids
- Proactively execute cluster replace “cluster” with “category” plans using strategic sourcing methodology
- Build and develop mutually beneficial relationships with your key suppliers to identify opportunities and ideas
- Deliver internal and external customer satisfaction whilst maintaining unimpeachable professional standards.
Are you looking for structured career plans for progression? How about prestigious, high valued projects to work on? Or do you just want to feel valued for the expertise you provide? These are just some elements you will get working for Laing O’Rourke. We offer hybrid working and can accommodate professionals on projects or one of our offices with the main areas being Manchester, Dartford, Leeds and Worksop. Has this piqued your interest? Then apply today.
About you
You will work autonomously to develop expert knowledge of the market, vendors and products available for your allocated category while working collaboratively with your team and other procurement teams across Laing O’Rourke, as well as supporting our internal Engineering Excellence, Design, Work Winning, DFMA and AMEP functions to realise the maximum level of value available from each category.
About us:
We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.
Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O’Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it.
Laing O’Rourke’s story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
Diversity & Sustainability:
We value and care about difference at Laing O’Rourke and believe a diverse team drives innovation.
We are a global multicultural business committed to the inclusion of all employees, enabling everyone to feel accepted, respected & valued for being themselves.
We have set out far-reaching global sustainability targets including a commitment to achieve equal numbers of men and women amongst our global staff by 2033.
Additional:
We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, then please get in touch.
