Head of Category Management

Opis stanowiska

We’re looking for a Head of Category Management to lead our UK&I Siemens Mobility Procurement team, with a strong focus on direct spend and regional impact. You’ll lead and develop a team of Regional Category Managers, driving the creation and delivery of regional category strategies in close collaboration with the Group Category network and key stakeholders. You’ll establish a clear, strategic approach to sourcing across the region, spanning supplier selection, panel management and supplier relationship management. Acting as the central point of contact for resource allocation, you’ll ensure Regional Category Manager expertise is deployed effectively to support bids and projects. You’ll also lead localisation across SMO UKI, strengthening regional supply chains and delivering sustainable value. his is a high-impact leadership role where you’ll build strong stakeholder relationships, drive alignment and deliver consistent, high-performing procurement outcomes through strategic thinking and continuous improvement.

You‘ll make a difference by ….

• Leading and developing the Localisation & Regional Category Management function, ensuring strong governance, capability and resource alignment across all categories.
• Shaping and delivering regional category strategies, aligned to business objectives, localisation requirements and Group category direction.
• Driving supplier excellence, through effective supplier selection, segmentation, performance management and the development of strategic partnerships.
• Strengthening stakeholder collaboration, working closely with Procurement, Engineering, PLM and wider teams to enable standardisation, innovation and successful delivery.
• Enhancing customer relationships, building trusted partnerships internally and externally to meet current needs and unlock future opportunities.
• Delivering financial value, ensuring budgets are met while identifying and realising cost reduction opportunities to improve competitiveness and project outcomes.
• Championing a high-performing, safe and compliant culture, embedding HSQE standards, continuous improvement, strong people leadership and Siemens values in everything you do.

What you’ll need to succeed…

Essential

• Strong category management experience, with a proven track record supporting major bids and complex project environments
• Procurement leadership expertise, particularly across direct spend within a project or delivery-led organisation
• Ability to operate in a matrix environment, collaborating effectively across multi-disciplinary and geographically dispersed teams
• Commercial acumen and negotiation skills, with the ability to drive value and influence outcomes
• Excellent stakeholder management, building relationships across all organisational levels, both internally and externally
• Confident communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and influence diverse audiences
• Essential: Demonstrable experience in procurement within complex, project-based environments

Preferred