Job Description

Description and requirements
Skanska, one of the world's leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.
As the Category Manager you will procure and manage framework agreements and contracts for the Skanska UK business, delivering cost savings and rebate, and providing Operating Units and Enabling Functions with a compliant, sustainable supply chain.
What you'll do:

• Procurement and management of a portfolio of categories to optimise value to the business through strategic supplier selection and supplier relationship management.
• Development of category procurement strategies to clearly demonstrate and seek approval from stakeholders on how a product / service will be strategically procured.
• Undertake request for proposals (RFP) applying a balanced scorecard approach to select suppliers based upon criteria which is relevant to client's and business objectives.
• Drafting of recommendations (business case), for approval to demonstrate how and why a supplier has been selected.
• Draft, negotiate and execute robust agreements / contracts incorporating relevant Skanska policies, to reflect the deal, and protect the business from risk.
• Effective communication with stakeholders promote the adoption of new agreements.
• Work with suppliers to drive innovation and improvement in digital, reduce cost, carbon reduction, improve safety, increase quality, delivery social value or reduce time to deliver successful projects.
• Keep records up to date including agreement details, category plan, savings reporting and agreement intranet pages.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Professionalism and good corporate governance
• Excellent collaboration skills
• Excellent communication skills across all levels of business and supply chain
• Excellent analytical skills to drive the right decisions and outcomes.
• Confident and professional approach to stakeholder engagement.
• Experience in Travel and HR, including strong knowledge of IR35 requirements. Experience with travel related procurement categories is an advantage.
• Oracle Fusion (ERP) experience

Equal opportunities
We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.
Flexible working
We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.
Reasonable adjustments
We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using or call 0330 105 2000 - Option 5 & 1, if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.
More information about the role
Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us:
Closing date
The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

Skills Required