Category Manager

Building a sustainable tomorrow

BAM UK & Ireland is recruiting for a Category Manager – Readymixed Concrete & Aggregates to help build a best in class procurement function aligned with BAM’s global strategy and procurement objectives. In this role, you will leverage our scale while supporting local project delivery needs, ensuring commercial requirements are met across our UK & Ireland operations.

The Category Manager will act as a centre of expertise for the business—sharing market knowledge, driving innovation, and fostering strong, sustainable relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers. By enhancing how we source and manage our supply chain, you will play a key role in strengthening our competitive position and supporting work-winning activities.

This role reports directly to the Head of Supply Chain and Systems – BAM UK & Ireland and works closely with the Procurement Leadership Team (PLT) as well as the broader procurement community across all business segments.

Making Possible

As Category Manager - Readymixed Concrete & Aggregrates, you will be responsible for the following:

• Develop, implement and communicate the Category plan according to the UK & Ireland Supply Chain management and Procurement strategy and methodology with the aim of reaching agreements going beyond project and region specific category strategy
• Capture and share knowledge of the integral chain of the category, including performance trends and market demands
• Accountable for the coupling of the current and future demand within BAM to continuously improve the category strategy
• Build and maintain excellent relations with internal and external stakeholders, relevant organisations, governmental organisations and other entities that are of importance
• Develop and manage contract database, list of supply chain partners and categorisation of    supply chain partners
• Negotiate contracts with Supply Chain partners and anticipate key issues in the respective category
• Cross division collaboration – facilitate alignment between Civils and Buildings division to foster cohesive procurement approaches and share learning
• Provide tools and guidance for team members involved in the category to realise the Category Plan
• Liaise with the contract specialists to increase procurement efficiency for the assigned category
• Develop and manage short and long term category strategy, based on the BAM Category Management approach resulting in continuously improvement of the procurement process
• Support sourcing activities in the tender phase by providing current recommendations based on existing performance across the division
• Actively interact within the BAM organisation, including Procurement community (more specifically PLT, buyers, tender managers, project managers, Tender Desk, Procurement Support, etc) to support, share and communicate all relevant aspects of the category strategy, including category specific knowledge and expertise
• Hold regular vendor performance meetings and be the point of contact and escalation for any poor performance of category specific vendors
• Keep vendor and contract database up to date, maintain and develop preferred supplier list, including rationalising and categorising the vendors
• Capture detailed category data and produce detailed reports from tender to project award
• Ability to improve visibility, track performance and address gaps at a strategic level

What do you bring to the role?

• Professional academic background or experience
• 5 to 10 years relevant work experience in the category field of expertise and/or (construction related) industry
• Work experience in a complex matrix organisation, preferably project company
• Business fluency in English is essential (written and oral)
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organisation
• Strong time and project management, teamwork, execution and organisation skills
• Experience in vendor relationship management

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• A wide range of family-friendly policies
• Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
• 8 % matched pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 26 days holiday
• 2 wellbeing days
• 1 volunteering day
• Personal and professional development

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

The application process

For more information about the vacancy and our projects, please contact Monica Curl, Recruiter, BAM UK & Ireland (Infrastructure), Email: monica.curl@bam.com

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.