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About the Role
This role leads the category management function for a major national rail programme focused on delivering a modern, electrified high-speed corridor. The position involves guiding category leads, shaping end-to-end strategies, and driving impactful outcomes as a professional, effective, and inspiring role model.
Responsibilities
- Leads group-wide category management and high-value tenders.
- Builds strategic senior and C-suite partnerships.
- Provides expert due diligence and market insight.
- Drives process, performance, and commercial value creation.
- Develops and embeds strategic plans.
- Influences and negotiates on critical decisions.
- Delivers objectives in complex environments.
- Champions net-zero delivery through proactive carbon management.
- Champions a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment.
- Leads on cost management services including estimating, procurement, and cost planning.
- Owns the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes, and builds long-term client relationships.
- Leads operations that are fiscally and ethically viable.
- Influences the achievement of business objectives that align with business and legislative compliance obligations.
- Mentors, coaches, and develops teams.
- Demonstrates effective leadership to ensure excellence in delivery against plans.
- Champions a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities.
Requirements
- Experience delivering major rail or high-speed programmes, ideally within the design or early set-up stages.
- Strong commercial, tender, and executive-level negotiation expertise.
- Proven project experience with confident stakeholder influence.
- Highly effective communicator with advanced Microsoft Office skills.
Skills
- Category management
- Tender management
- Executive-level negotiation
- Stakeholder influence
- Communication
- Microsoft Office
- Due diligence
- Market insight
- Process improvement
- Performance management
- Commercial value creation
- Strategic planning
- Carbon management
- Cost management
- Estimating
- Procurement
- Cost planning
- Mentoring
- Coaching
- Leadership
Location
- On-site
Work Type
- Part time
- Flexible
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Degree-educated
- CIPS or equivalent professional qualifications preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $250,000 - 300,000
About the Company
- Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition.
- Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.
Equal Opportunity
- Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.