Engineering Category Manager

Homebased with monthly travel to Serco sites
Up to £75,000 + excellent benefits
Full-time, Permanent
 

Ready to make an impact?

As an Engineering Category Manager in our Procurement team, you’ll lead the development and execution of innovative sourcing strategies that deliver value, mitigate risk, and support strategic marine defence and engineering programmes. You’ll help us drive better outcomes by managing critical supplier relationships.

You’ll be entrusted to:

• Contribute to Marine Engineering strategies creation through to the delivery of business outcomes and performance.
• Leverage supplier, category and market expertise and Serco’s third-party Procurement Delivery Partner and key stakeholders to identify opportunities for Serco in optimising value, managing performance and mitigating risk from the third-party supply base for the Engineering category and designated supplier relationships.
• Support the development of global category strategies to a clear and prioritised pipeline of sourcing projects for execution by Serco’s third-party Procurement Delivery Partner.
• Lead and manage continuous improvement projects with existing Suppliers.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders to ensure a holistic and rounded knowledge of a supplier’s performance and risk across Serco.
• Monitor supplier risk and performance through reporting tools and business feedback
• Collaborate with Procurement Business Partners to ensure supplier management activities, category strategies and stakeholder priorities are aligned and to drive compliance to the use of preferred suppliers

Does this sound like you?

You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have…

• A strong background in procurement, with demonstrable experience in engineering category management – particularly Marine Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO).
• Proven ability to lead strategic sourcing initiatives and improve supplier relationships in complex and changing environments.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the confidence to work at senior levels up to Managing Director and Board level.
• Analytical and strategic thinking capabilities, able to identify opportunities and make evidence-based decisions.
• A collaborative, adaptable, and inclusive approach to teamwork and change, with strong communication skills.

Discover all you need to keep growing

Here you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.

Because this is a place for you

Our people are integral to everything we do. That’s why our benefits are designed to put you first:
 

• Holidays: Up to 25 days plus bank holidays
• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Bonus: A performance-based bonus scheme
• Company car: A company car
• Private medical insurance
• Training and development: A wide range of learning opportunities with over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression.
• Health and wellbeing: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, Simplyhealth cash plans to claim back money towards healthcare costs, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres.
• Discounts: Save across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel.
• ShareSave scheme: Helps you save regularly with the choice to buy Serco shares at a discount at the end of your savings period.
• Employee networks: Dedicated networks where colleagues can come together to find support, share challenges, discuss ideas, network and be part of a community.
• Charity: Support a charity or organisation with a paid volunteering day each year. You can also choose to donate to your favourite charity tax-free, through our Payroll Giving Scheme.

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.  We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

Apply
Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. 

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.  For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
 

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.