Job Description
Job Description
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hackajob is collaborating with Heathrow to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.
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Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants.
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Description
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This is a high‐impact leadership role at the heart of Heathrow's Energy & Utilities transformation. The role leads end‐to‐end operational procurement for some of the airport's most critical energy categories such as, electricity, water, gas, fuel and desalination. This role shapes how Heathrow sources, contracts and manages the systems that keep the airport running.
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In this role, you will set the direction for category strategy, lead complex sourcing and commercial negotiations, and provide programme wide commercial oversight that directly informs senior decision making. With a mandate to drive value, resilience and innovation, the role translates complex technical and commercial detail into clear, actionable strategies that support Heathrow's net‐zero ambitions and long‐term energy roadmap.
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This role will require your leadership in a fast‐moving, multi‐stakeholder environment, and bringing deep Energy & Utilities procurement expertise, strong renewable market insight and the ability to challenge, advise and influence senior stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
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- Leading commercial oversight of the Energy & Utilities Programme, ensuring alignment to strategic objectives, delivery milestones and operational requirements.
\nDeveloping and evolving category strategies, sourcing pipelines and market intelligence to drive long‐term value, resilience and performance.Running complex, end‐to‐end strategic sourcing activity, shaping route‐to‐market strategies and delivering robust commercial outcomes.Providing leadership across Energy & Utilities procurement, driving market engagement, supplier capability assessments and forward‐looking strategy informed by regulatory and market developments.Negotiating and managing complex commercial agreements, KPIs and value mechanisms, ensuring benefits realisation and continuous performance improvement.Acting as a trusted advisor within programme governance, influencing senior stakeholders, ensuring consistent procurement standards and driving collaboration across teams.\n
Qualifications
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- Significant experience leading Energy & Utilities procurement, with strong knowledge of renewable energy markets and regulatory dynamics.
\nProven ability to develop and execute category strategies and lead complex end‐to‐end strategic sourcing.Strong commercial and contractual leadership, including negotiating complex agreements and ensuring governance and value for money.Programme‐level commercial oversight capability, managing risks, interdependencies and performance across large, multi‐workstream environments.Credible senior stakeholder influence, acting as a trusted advisor and aligning diverse groups to procurement and commercial outcomes.Leadership experience driving high‐performance delivery, developing teams and fostering collaboration across procurement and wider functions.\n
Ideally you will have
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- Experience shaping forward‐looking Energy & Utilities strategies informed by market dynamics, regulatory change and innovation.
\nStrong understanding of renewable commercial mechanisms such as shaping, imbalance management, sleeving and certificate retirement. xohmjla Familiarity with complex programme governance structures, providing challenge, assurance and commercial insight at senior forumExperience partnering with CAPEX teams to ensure effective contract mobilisation, delivery and performance management.
Senior Category Leader in Brent employer: Heathrow
Heathrow Airport is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where innovation meets operational excellence. As a Data Governance Lead, you will play a pivotal role in transforming the airport into a digitally advanced hub, supported by competitive salaries, generous benefits, and a commitment to employee growth through varied learning opportunities. With a hybrid working model and a strong focus on inclusivity, Heathrow fosters a culture that values diverse talent and promotes sustainable practices, making it an attractive place for meaningful and rewarding employment.
