Regional Category Manager

Siemens; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Mobility UKI Central Functions is hiring a Category Manager to lead regional spend categories and sub-categories, shaping category strategies aligned with global procurement goals and local priorities.

You will source and manage strategic suppliers, build panels, negotiate terms, and oversee performance to ensure cost-effective, high-quality, and sustainable procurement across projects and bids in the UK & Ireland.

Qualifications

• Category management experience in major projects and bids.
• Experience with direct spend in a project environment.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional category strategies and supplier panels for assigned categories.
• Own S2C activities and align with global/category plans.
• Negotiate pricing, lead times and contract terms.
• Monitor supplier performance and manage risk across bids and projects.

Skills

Category management

Negotiation

Supplier relationship

Stakeholder management

Education

CIPS certification

Business or Engineering degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

At Siemens Mobility, we believe our people are the cornerstone of our success. We are committed to nurturing a supportive and inclusive environment where every team member can thrive. Join our global community, where your growth and development are as important as our shared mission to innovate and transform the Rail industry.

Our Siemens Mobility UKI Central Functions business unit provides the strategic backbone, delivering essential operational, financial, and administrative support for innovative transportation solutions and projects across the UK and Ireland.

As a Category Manager, you will lead the regional management of assigned spend categories and sub-categories across Siemens Mobility UK&I, developing and implementing category strategies that align with both global procurement objectives and local business priorities. You will identify, source, and manage strategic suppliers, building strong relationships to drive value, performance, and innovation. The role is responsible for establishing and maintaining approved supplier panels, ensuring their effective adoption and maximising utilisation across the business. With full end-to-end ownership of your categories, you will negotiate pricing and lead times, secure appropriate contractual arrangements, monitor market trends and opportunities, and oversee supplier performance to ensure the delivery of cost-effective, high-quality, and sustainable procurement solutions.

You’ll make a difference by…

• Developing and implementing regional category strategies for assigned spend categories and sub-categories, ensuring alignment with business unit priorities, contractual commitments, and wider procurement objectives.
• Partnering with Global Category Managers to ensure regional sourcing strategies support and complement global category plans, driving consistency and best practice across the organisation.
• Establishing and managing approved supplier panels for assigned categories, ensuring adherence across bids and projects to deliver quality, value, and supply chain efficiency.
• Identifying, evaluating, and onboarding new suppliers and service providers to strengthen supply chain resilience, mitigate sole or single-source risks, and support evolving business requirements.
• Leading all Source-to-Contract (S2C) activities across assigned categories and sub-categories, ensuring procurement strategies effectively support both project delivery and bid requirements.
• Aligning regional category strategies with project and bid objectives to drive commercial success, mitigate risk, and maximise value throughout the supply chain.
• Delivering measurable cost savings and value-for-money initiatives through effective category management, supplier engagement, and continuous improvement activities.
• Negotiating and managing commercial agreements, including framework contracts, pricing structures, lead times, and inventory solutions such as Consignment, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), and Kanban arrangements, to optimise performance and supply continuity.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• Relevant category management experience in support of major Projects and Bids
• Previous experience of dealing with direct spend category management in a project environment
• Experience of working in a multi-discipline and matrix team environment
• Commercially astute with strong negotiation skills and experience
• Interpersonal at all organizational levels, internal and external
• Strong communication and presentation skills

Preferred:

• Qualification / certification in procurement such as CIPS
• Business or Engineering degree, or equivalent
• SAP skills/experience
• Experience of working in a multi-national business would be advantageous
• Experience of working in a safety critical and regulated environment

Benefits

At Siemens Mobility, we believe that work should work for you. We go beyond standard benefits to create an environment where our people feel supported, empowered and valued both professionally and personally.

Wellbeing: Flexible working, 24/7 Mental health support, Subsidised gym memberships, Subsidised Bupa healthcare, Enhanced sick pay

Financial: Match and More pension, Life assurance, Perks at Work discounts, Cycle to Work scheme, Annual Bonus

Family: Day-one parental rights, Shared parental leave, Extra holidays for length of service, Enjoy 26 days annual leave (plus public holidays), with the flexibility to buy or sell up to 5 days each year, volunteering days and sabbaticals

Personal Growth: Access to online learning, Support for external training and development opportunities, Inclusive culture promoting equality and belonging, Active employee networks, Opportunities to grow your skills and career

Join Siemens Mobility where your wellbeing, growth, and future matter.

Siemens recognise that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements with our applicants to encourage agile working and innovation.

If you are successful in your application, you will receive a new contract detailing the standard terms, conditions and benefits associated with this role. Please note that this may impact any existing entitlements to legacy terms.

Please note that Siemens advises employees to inform their line manager when formally applying for a new role within the company.