Category Manager (4 categories)

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Category Manager to support a high-profile programme within a complex and mission-critical environment.

Contract Length: 6 months with potential extension.

Location: Bristol / London - Hybrid – Min 1 day per week (Wednesday) in Bristol and as requiredfor business needs.

Security Clearance: SC or eligible and willing to undergo clearance.

IR35: Inside IR35

Please specify which category area you are interested in when applying.

Experience within one or more of the following strategically important category areas:

• Lethality (Weapons)
• Marine (e.g. Shipbuilding, Fleet Support, Babcock, BAE Systems)
• Direct
• Operational and General Categories

Top essential criteria:

1. Experienced Category Manager – 5+ years whounderstands the fundamentals of building front end Category Strategy

2. Strong stakeholder Management, Influencing, and Engagement skills.

Essential Criteria

• Experienced Category Manager – 5+ years
• Ability to apply category management principles within complex, high-value and mission-critical environments.
• Understands fundamentals of building Category Strategy
• Experience running large Programmes / Projects
• Strong stakeholder Management and Engagement skills.
• Politely tenacious to move things along.
• High levels of influencing skills
• Consultative nature but also able to roll sleeves up, get stuck in and get things done.
• Positive ‘can-do’ attitude
• Track record of delivering benefits (full range of non-financial and financial benefits) through category management interventions within a complex project/programme delivery environment.
• MS Office / PowerPoint competent

Desirable

• CIPS but experience is more important.
• An understanding of the Defence Industry, supply chains and/or deep knowledge in related categories e.g. autonomous systems, weapons systems, sense decide & communicating systems, power propulsion & auxiliary systems, would be an advantage.