Category Manager

Description:

SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £12.5 billion in low carbon projects over the next 5 years, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come.

Join us on our journey to net zero and help us power change.

Base Location: Flexible, however our preference is that you will be based in one of our key UK or Ireland sites, which includes but is not limited to:- Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness, Reading, Havant, Belfast or Dublin.

Have a strong commercial acumen and a drive to bring synergies, efficiency and effectiveness to our Indirect category spend. You will be comfortable leading conversations with challenging stakeholders and driving complex procurement projects.

• Develop a Group strategy and value proposition which will transform the Indirect categories for SSE.

• Drive and develop specific category insights and market intelligence for the initiatives that you lead, driving both efficiency and effectiveness.

• Manage a significant and disparate level of spend to ensure compliance, drive efficiencies, mitigate risk and drive down the total cost of ownership.

• Lead strategic sourcing projects, including strategy development, supplier negotiation, award recommendations, business case presentations and supplier contract execution.

• Develop strong relationships across the SSE Group by identifying and influencing key stakeholders and proactively building strategic relationships with our critical suppliers to drive innovation and maximise savings opportunities.