Senior Category Manager

Our Vision is to be the UK’s leading innovator of resource recovery and recycling, transforming waste for a climate-positive future.

Are you someone who lives and breathes high performance, leads with ambition, and would like to be part of an organisation that looks after tomorrow?  Viridor has a redefined purpose, a bold new Vision, and an ambitious, market-leading strategy. We are investing in the future, and we need a talented team with exceptional people, who believe in each other, to help us achieve this.

Join us, as we rise to the challenge and build a world where nothing goes to waste.

We have a new opportunity for a Senior Category Manager to join our team, working 37.5 hours per week.

The salary for this role will be £67,000 per year with participation in an annual bonus scheme and a car allowance, in addition to our great range of benefits. This role can be based of our Viridor sites, with an opportunity for hybrid working - this will be discussed further at interview. 

The closing date for applications is 31st January 2025. We encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early if we receive a high number of applications.

  As our Senior Category Manager, you’ll have a critical role within the Procurement and Supply Chain team, ensuring that best in class support is delivered to the business. You’ll work closely with internal stakeholders, external third parties and continuously seek to improve delivery through a framework of Category & Supply Chain Management.

Accountable to the Head of Procurement and Supply Chain, you’ll lead the Procurement and Supply Chain of major strategic contracts, working collaboratively with key internal stakeholders to determine and deliver the Procurement and Supply Chain strategy, and manage suppliers and external stakeholders in the delivery of best value and lowest risk solutions to meet the businesses needs.

  Working alongside the team, you’ll ensure the function is perceived as a positive, significant, and value adding integral partner to the wider business.  

Our ideal Category Manager will have:

• Substantial relevant experience of procurement including tendering, negotiation and contract management
• In depth understanding and application of legal issues such as Contract law, TUPE, Fair Trade etc
• Knowledge of end-to-end Category Management including market insight, business partnering, negotiation, on-going supplier management and governance.
• Inbuilt desire to drive cost improvement.
• Strong influencing and interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop/maintain relationships with key stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Substantial relevant experience of procurement including tendering, negotiation and contract management
• Degree level or equivalent
• Fully CIPS Qualified

To view the profile, which outlines the person specification and list of responsibilities in full, please click here.   

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We are a Great Place to Work 

There has never been a more exciting time to join Viridor. Following the acquisition of the business by the global private equity firm, KKR, the core business has been reshaped to focus on our leading UK Energy from Waste portfolio and the development of our growing business.

What can we offer you?

We invest in our people to reward them for their hard work, and we have a host of company benefits available to you when you join - take a look at our Rewards and Benefits

As an equal opportunities' employer, Viridor is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.