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Senior Category Manager

4 months ago


London, United Kingdom Smart DCC Full time

Salary Competitive

Senior Category Manager

London – Hybrid working

Perm role

Competitive Salary plus benefits

As part of DCC’s procurement transformation, we are looking for an experienced Senior Category Manager who will be responsible for building a category strategy, ensuring compliance of this strategy and providing the sourcing guidelines for the Procurement Managers. The Senior Category Manager will report into Director of procurement.

What will you be doing?

· Accountable for creating a Category strategy, for an area of spend in the region of £100m per annum

· Responsible for ensuring compliance to this strategy and creating the sourcing guidelines for the Procurement Managers who are procuring services for strategic multi-year programmes

· The Senior Category Manager is responsible for establishing and building strong working relationships with C-Suite executives within the supply base and the DCC Exco (and SLT) to create, implement & maintain their DCC Category Strategy and Commercial Plan, delivering value to DCC & its stakeholders

· They are accountable for the delivery of a step change in the commercial cost for their category, measured in year-on-year efficiency and economic improvements as determined by the Head of Category Management

· The Senior Category Manager would have the responsibility for maintaining a DCC Preferred and future supplier list that could deliver DCC current and future requirements

· Providing commercial thought leadership for DCC, based on supplier market insight for their category, leading to break through thinking

· Challenging the status quo, by identifying and championing new partners and innovation to the DCC, thus enabling the business to meet future requirements at lower cost and/or improved quality/service

What are we looking for?

· Creation and implementation of one or more of the following Categories of Professional Services and HR; Telecoms; IT Services (including Hardware, Software and Security); IT Infrastructure; and Outsourcing

· An understanding or Implementation of ESG via Category Management that aligns with the Net Zero aims in the UK

· Understanding of regulated and a non-regulated procurement environment. Ideally with reference to secure and critical national industries

· Ability to build credibility with internal and external stakeholders – including OFGEM and other Government bodies

· Being a dynamic, forward-thinking self-starter, who can drive performance and best-practice procurement within a changing and evolving environment

· Extensive Procurement and Category experience; creating & managing complex categories

· Extensive strategic and complex sourcing experience

· A good working knowledge of all aspects of the ‘commercial lifecycle’

About the DCC:

At the DCC, we believe in making Britain more connected, so we can all lead smarter, greener lives. That desire to make a difference is what drives us every day and it wouldn’t be possible without our people. Each person at the DCC brings a special kind of power to the business, and if you join us, we’ll give you the means to unleash yours. Here, we depend on each other and hold each other accountable. You have the power to challenge and make change, to take the initiative and enjoy real responsibility. Whether it’s doing purposeful work, helping us grow or building the career you want – we’ll give you the support to do it all. Our secure network for smart meters is transforming Britain’s energy system and helping the country’s fight against climate change: we want you to be part of our journey.

Company benefits:

The DCC’s continued success depends on our people. It’s important to us that you enjoy coming to work, and feel healthy, happy and rewarded. In this role, you’ll have access to a range of benefits which you can choose from to create a personalized plan unique to your lifestyle.

If there are any questions you’d like to ask before applying, please contact or complete your application, so we can learn more about you. Your application will be carefully considered, and you’ll hear from us regarding its progress.

Join the DCC and discover the power of you

What to do now

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. If you have any questions you’d like to ask before applying, please contact

Capita Opportunity Statement

The parent company, Capita Plc*, are a leading UK provider of technology enabled business services. We’re supporting and improving the lives of millions of people every day and we can only do this with the right people in place, working towards a shared goal. We encourage an open, honest working environment where everyone can be true to themselves, and people are valued for their differences. We’re always challenging each other to learn and improve, because we know when we work together, we can deliver better outcomes. We work across such a huge range of businesses and sectors, that you’ll have the opportunity to grow and develop your career in any number of directions. You’ll also become part of a network of 63,000 experienced, innovative, and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do deliver. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

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