Category Manager – Rolling Stock
Eurostar
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Contributes to the overall efficiency and success of the Procurement department and Eurostar Group by driving savings within assigned categories and optimising value through total cost of ownership.
- Pivotal in recommending and leading strategic sourcing activities, thereby aligning with the department's roadmap and achieving the company's commercial and financial objectives.
- Executes the Procurement roadmap for assigned categories, aligned with Eurostar’s commercial, financial and risk objectives.
- Tracks, analyses and reports key category and supplier performance KPIs, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Builds and manages strong relationships with key suppliers to ensure performance, value and reliability.
- Partners with internal stakeholders to deliver value‑added outcomes while adhering to procurement policy and governance.
Requirements
- Drive cost savings and optimise total cost of ownership across assigned procurement categories
- Lead strategic sourcing initiatives, supported by robust market analysis and insight‑led recommendations
- Build and manage strong relationships with key suppliers to ensure performance, value and reliability
- Partner with internal stakeholders to deliver value‑added outcomes while adhering to procurement policy and governance
- Execute the Procurement roadmap for assigned categories, aligned with Eurostar’s commercial, financial and risk objectives
- Track, analyse and report key category and supplier performance KPIs, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement
- Contribute to supplier performance and improvement initiatives for major and strategic suppliers
- Promote sustainable and ethical procurement practices, ensuring supplier compliance with Eurostar standards
- A relevant degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or similar, with 5–10 years’ procurement experience and 2–5 years in category management (e.g. maintenance, logistics, spare parts, professional services)
- Fluent English and French (spoken and written) – essential, with strong IT skills including Microsoft Office, ERP systems and e‑tendering tools
- Strong strategic sourcing, category management and negotiation expertise, including RFQ/RFP processes, private sector tendering and P2P workflows
- Proven ability to drive savings, optimise total cost of ownership and deliver measurable commercial value
- Advanced stakeholder, supplier and customer relationship management skills, with confidence to challenge senior stakeholders constructively
- Excellent analytical, financial, project management and communication skills, thriving in a matrix and change‑driven environment.
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Hard Skills & Tools
strategic sourcingcategory managementnegotiationRFQRFPP2P workflowscost savingstotal cost of ownershipsupplier performance analysismarket analysis
Soft Skills
relationship managementstakeholder managementcommunicationanalytical skillsproject managementproblem-solvingcollaborationadaptabilityleadershipconstructive challenge