Job Description

Right across infrastructure, there's a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you're at in your career, with us you'll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
As an organisation, there is little we don't do and plenty to get involved in. Our Group Support roles are vital in making sure we can help over 11,000 people deliver essential infrastructure seamlessly across water, energy, transport and telecom.
This role is in our Procurement department, our Procurement team source, purchase and manage our products and services to ensure the right quality and delivery.
Want to come and be a part of it?
What will you be doing?
As our Category Manager for subcontract services, you'll be part of a new Centre of Excellence that's helping to elevate how we do procurement across M Group. You'll collaborate closely with Commercial teams throughout our divisions to make sure our supply chain is robust, efficient and delivering genuine value-especially where there's overlap and opportunity for smarter, shared approaches.
This role is all about setting the tone and strategy for how we approach subcontract procurement. You'll lead the development of category plans, put in place clear processes, and help roll them out in a way that supports our long-term procurement vision. We'll count on you to uncover new opportunities for cost savings, streamline our supplier base, and negotiate smarter deals that benefit the whole group. You'll be working on some of our most vital spend areas-from civil engineering and traffic management to surfacing, surveying and electrical works.
You'll have the space to build strong relationships with our suppliers and help shape how they work with us-driving innovation, continuity and a true spirit of partnership. By benchmarking rates and analysing trends, you'll unlock insights that help our teams make confident, informed decisions across project delivery and commercial management.
This is a role with real variety and influence. You'll help us harmonise processes across divisions, ensure our ESG commitments are front and centre in how we buy, and act as a trusted voice in identifying where we can be better, faster, more impactful.
What you'll bring

• A wealth of experience in procurement and/or commercial roles
• Experience with subcontract supply chain within infrastructure services
• Proven track record of developing and implementing successful category strategies & sourcing practices
• Ability to build relationships across a large stakeholder base, influence and act as an expert across the organisation
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Experience with NEC4 contracting practices

What's in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000's of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Company car or allowance and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• Private health care and health care cash plan for you and your family
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We're one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We're responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We're open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We're together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We're ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you're a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It's an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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