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Assistant Category Manager – Facades
August 4, 2022 | Comments Off on Assistant Category Manager – Facades
Category Manager - Facades and Roofing
Location - Dartford/Manchester (Flexible WFH Options Provided)
Permanent, Full time
Are you a procurement professional who can deliver internal and external customer satisfaction? Do you pride yourself on setting unimpeachable procurement standards? Then this could be the role for you. As a valued and integral part of Laing O'Rourke our procurement function build and develop mutually beneficial relationships with the supply chain. Are you someone that enjoys using strategic sourcing methodology? Then keep reading for more information.
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 advantageous to have knowledge in one of the following areas; Glass curtain wall facades, composite cladding, timber cladding and will also consider general fit-out experience.
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
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.
Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.
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 and 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 and 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.