Strategic Category Specialist: Sourcing & Analytics

Laveer Engineering; Salwick; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Pension plan

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company invites a Category Specialist to support Direct Sourcing and Enterprise Category Management at Westinghouse. You will partner with European sites and cross-functional teams to shape category strategy and deliver supplier performance improvements.

You will analyze spend data, generate insights with Power BI, and help run procurement programs, including RFI/RFP/RFQ events, while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships and on-time delivery goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 8+ years of experience – Services related supply chain preferred.
• Experience with Staff Augmentation and Engineering Services.
• Knowledge of contractual terms and conditions.
• Skilled in informed decision-making and leading projects.
• Organized, detail-driven in deadline-driven environments.
• Ability to analyze complex datasets and identify patterns and opportunities.
• Understanding of SAP/Ariba, ERP Systems and Wave Cost Savings Tracking.

Responsibilities

• Interface with European sites as Category Manager liaison.
• Conduct spend analysis and project future spend projections.
• Track KPIs: payment terms, on-time delivery, productivity, inflation, price variance.
• Support development of supplier relationships and presentations.
• Provide daily support across Category Management team.
• Assist with RFI, RFP, RFQ processes and supplier evaluation.
• Research industry trends to identify opportunities for innovation.
• Ensure timely payment of critical supplier invoices.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Procurement.

Skills

Decision making

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Power BI

Cost savings tracking

Problem solving

Organization

Dataset analysis

SAP/Ariba

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP/Ariba

ERP Systems

Wave (Cost Savings Tracking)

Job description

Westinghouse Electric Company invites a Category Specialist to support Direct Sourcing and Enterprise Category Management at Westinghouse. You will partner with European sites and cross-functional teams to shape category strategy and deliver supplier performance improvements.

You will analyze spend data, generate insights with Power BI, and help run procurement programs, including RFI/RFP/RFQ events, while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships and on-time delivery goals.