JOB INTRODUCTION

At Tarmac, ‘who you are’ matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer.
Are you a Category Manager looking for your next challenge? At Tarmac, we are looking for a Category Manager to join the team based at our T3 Head Office in Solihull.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a Category Manager who has previous experience in the same or similar position, is results driven, has a mindset and can think strategically. You will be someone who can drive innovation, demonstrate strong stakeholder management and can show strong problem-solving skills.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Category Manager, you will report into the Senior Procurement Manager and be responsible for the management and control for all local spend in the category cluster of circa £50 million. The roles also comprises of developing and influencing best practice strategies to deliver value and cost savings for Tarmac.

Your responsibilities in this role as a Category Manager will include (not exhaustive)

• Working on the management of strategic relationships with key country suppliers to drive value aligned to Tarmac’s objectives
• Proactively engaging and influencing stakeholders; including Excom, CRH Category Cluster teams and local cross functional teams to deliver sourcing initiatives
• Being seen in Tarmac as the expert in category knowledge
• Maximising the value of contracts through compliance activity, proactive business engagement and responsiveness to stakeholders
• Driving procurement KPI performance management through contract management
• Creating a culture of continuous improvement with tangible results
• Driving category cluster synergies across the UK businesses and Ireland cluster

In addition to the role of Category Manager, we also offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits including:

• Bonus scheme
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc.(REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and menopause
• Training and development opportunitie