Group Category Manager - Professional Services

Were Kingfisher A team made up of over 78000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher and all our other brands: B&Q Screwfix Brico Depot Castorama and Koctas to life. Thats right were big but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And thats where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues future colleagues and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age gender marital or civil partnership status colour ethnic or national origin culture religious belief philosophical belief political opinion disability gender identity gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working both of hours and location. Therefore we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices located in London Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

• Build and align category strategies with stakeholders converting them into actionable initiatives that drive savings efficiency and business alignment.
• Oversee category performance across key areas including spend contracts supplier management and risk ensuring adherence to procurement processes and tools.
• Conduct market intelligence research analyse supplier data and negotiate contracts pricing and SLAs to maximize value and mitigate risks.
• Develop a deep understanding of internal customer needs delivering agile solutions while using data and insights to challenge and influence stakeholder decisions for longterm success.
• Promote knowledge sharing across stakeholder groups and embedding a strategic procurement culture.
• Develop partnerships with key suppliers to enable optimum performance & competitiveness.

• Experienced Category Manager managing a significant spend & supplier base within a global / matrix organisation.
• Proven ability in endtoend strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management including category transformation & performance management.
• Experience with SourcetoPay (S2P) processes and technology (e.g. Coupa).
• Strong leadership interpersonal and communication skills with a track record of influencing at senior levels.
• Expertise in procurement excellence sustainability risk management and ensuring business continuity.

Be Customer Focused constantly improving our customers experience

• I listen to my customers

• I use available data to help make decisions

Be Human acting with humanity and care

• I do the right thing

• I am respectful

Be Curious thrive on learning thinking beyond the obvious

• I build and share new ideas

• I try new things and share my learnings

Be Agile working with trust pace and agility

• I have courage to be creative

• Done is better than perfect I aim for 80/20

Be Inclusive acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together

• I embrace allyship

• I have selfawareness and a desire to learn

Be Accountable championing the plan to deliver results and growth

• I own my actions

• I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role

At Kingfisher we value the perspectives that any new team members bring and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100 of the requirements.

In return we offer an inclusive environment where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas actively support experimentation and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here!

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Interested Great apply now and help us to Power the Possible.

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