Category Procurement Manager

2 weeks ago


Dartford, United Kingdom Laing O'Rourke Full time

**Category Manager - Vertical Lifting Systems**

**Location - Dartford/Manchester (Flexible WFH Options Provided)**

**Permanent, Full time**

Laing O'Rourke is a privately owned, internationally focussed engineering enterprise with world-class capabilities spanning the entire client value chain. We operate an integrated business model comprising the full range of engineering, construction andasset management services delivering single-source solutions for some of the world's most prestigious public and private organisations.

The Category 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 advantageousto have knowledge in one of the following areas -- **Lifts**:

- **Escalators**:

- **Temporary lifting systems**

**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.

**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.

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