Strategic Category Manager – Aftermarket & Service Ops

PLP Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

VEV is seeking a Category Manager to provide day-to-day procurement support for the Service & Maintenance team, handling sourcing for field-service subcontractors, repair partners, spare parts and consumables. You will run quotations, supplier evaluations and contract implementations to support a scalable service network.

Key duties include inventory planning, warranty handling, KPI reporting, and continuous improvement of procurement and inventory processes to maximise uptime and reduce costs

Qualifications

• Approximately four to five years experience in procurement, category management, strategic sourcing or a related commercial role.
• Experience supporting service and maintenance, after market, engineering services, facilities management, industrial equipment or another operationally focussed environment
• Experience sourcing and managing technical service providers, subcontractors, repair partners or equipment suppliers

Responsibilities

• Provide primary day to day procurement support to the business
• Negotiate pricing, service rates, commercial terms, maintenance agreements and framework contracts within authority
• Monitor stock availability, supplier lead times, stock turns and replenishments; report KPIs

Skills

Procurement

Sourcing

Supplier management

Inventory management

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

VEV is seeking a Category Manager to provide day-to-day procurement support for the Service & Maintenance team, handling sourcing for field-service subcontractors, repair partners, spare parts and consumables. You will run quotations, supplier evaluations and contract implementations to support a scalable service network.

Key duties include inventory planning, warranty handling, KPI reporting, and continuous improvement of procurement and inventory processes to maximise uptime and reduce costs