Our client, operating within the procurement supply chain sector, is currently seeking 2 x Senior Category Managers specialising in IT or Corporate Services. This is a contract position for skilled professionals with a background in indirect Category Management.
Must have security clearance
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with senior stakeholders, driving early engagement to influence business planning and ensure alignment with organisational priorities
- Own, develop and execute category strategies for HR, Recruitment and Training, using market insights and data to challenge existing approaches and maximise value
- Lead complex sourcing activity, including the design of sourcing strategies, competitive tenders, and negotiation of high-value contracts
- Identify and manage category-specific risks, including supply resilience, geopolitical, financial, and sustainability considerations
- Support stakeholders to drive Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) across key contracts to ensure performance, innovation, and value realisation from strategic partnerships
- Support the Finance and Business Systems transformation, including the transition from SAP Ariba to Oracle Fusion and the establishment of a mature Source-to-Pay model
Key Person Attributes:
- Communicates complex commercial and strategic concepts clearly and confidently, adapting style to suit senior stakeholders
- Aligns diverse stakeholders behind shared objectives
- Confident decision-maker, balancing commercial, operational, and risk considerations to drive the best outcomes in ambiguous or dynamic environments and collaborates cross-functionally to achieve this
- Builds collaborative and trusted relationships with stakeholders and suppliers
- Demonstrates resilience and adaptability during transformation
- Role-models integrity, accountability, and a growth mindset
- Proactively improves processes, challenges existing ways of working, and contributes to Supply Chain and Procurement functional development
Experience and Qualifications:
- Degree or equivalent professional experience
- MCIPS qualified or working towards completion
- Experience in strategic category management in similar categories of spend
- Proven track record of building successful relationships with senior stakeholders
- Demonstrable experience negotiating high-value contracts
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Practical experience with Source to Pay (S2P) technology
If you are a seasoned Category Manager with experience in IT or Corporate Services and are looking for an exciting new contract role, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dedicated and innovative team in the procurement supply chain sector.
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