Category Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Category Manager to join our Procurement directorate within YTL Construction, which supports our UK companies, including Wessex Water.

You will have experience working in the plant and fleet sector and experience managing agreements and spend linked to capital expenditure and hire arrangements across a range of sectors.

This will enable you to support YTL Plant & Fleet Solutions (UK) Ltd, a subsidiary company providing plant and fleet services and solutions across the YTL UK Group.

What you'll do 

As a Category Manager, you will enjoy working with your stakeholders to identify the best way to deliver value. You will look to understand the market, identify opportunities to aggregate spend and your categories and develop new sourcing opportunities.

Working at an experienced level, you will ensure that all procurement activity and agreements are designed and implemented to deliver best value to the company, working collaboratively with partners to provide innovation in products and processes.

You will work closely with the relevant internal departments as well as externally with our growing supply base.  

What you'll need 

You will be degree qualified or have extensive equivalent working experience in the field of category management of plant and fleet. In addition, you will be MCIPS accredited or hold an equivalent accreditation.   

You will have worked in a plant and fleet, utilities, or a heavy industry environment, with prior experience purchasing equipment and managing hire arrangements in a fast-paced pace high-volume sector.   

 Other skills and experience required to undertake this role include:   

• strong commercial and negotiation skills
• tendering and framework management experience
• stakeholder management and communication skills
• the ability to operate both independently as well as working collaboratively as part of a team
• working knowledge of a range of contract types 
• working knowledge of eSourcing systems. 

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• A car allowance (subject to conditions).
• A performance-related bonus (subject to conditions).
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350 acre former airfield into an award winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us!  You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome.  We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.