A leading multi-category consumer goods organisation who are looking for an experienced Global Category Lead to take ownership of a high-profile global programme focused on supplier payments, working capital and cash performance.
- Role: Global Category Lead
- Duration: 6-12 month contract
- Pay: £600 - 700 p/day (Inside IR35 via Umbrella)
- Location: London
- Working Pattern: 3 days onsite
This is not a traditional category management role. The right person will need to operate at the intersection of Procurement and Finance, understanding how procurement decisions influence cash flow, working capital, P&L and wider business performance.
You'll lead a global supplier payment optimisation programme, translating financial objectives into practical procurement initiatives and measurable results.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead a complex, global procurement transformation programme
- Set targets and create structured plans to deliver measurable financial benefits
- Drive improvements across supplier payment terms, working capital, DPO and cash generation
- Develop new procurement tools, dashboards, KPIs and performance reporting
- Translate financial objectives into actionable procurement and supplier strategies
- Lead supplier engagement and implement sustainable payment-term improvements
- Build robust governance, benefits tracking and executive reporting
- Partner with senior stakeholders across Procurement, Finance, Treasury, Legal and GBS/shared services.
Working across Procurement, Finance, Treasury, Legal and shared services, you'll develop and deliver plans to improve supplier payment terms and working-capital performance, with success measured against OCF and DPO outcomes
Key Requirements:
- Strong experience within Procurement, transformation or complex programme delivery
- A genuine understanding of Finance and the commercial impact of procurement decisions
- Experience within Finance, Treasury, Source-to-Pay, Supplier Payments or other finance-enabled procurement programmes
- Knowledge of working capital, payment terms, DPO, cash flow and/or OCF
- Experience delivering complex, cross-functional transformation or change programmes
- Strong analytical skills and experience creating dashboards, KPIs, benefits tracking or performance reporting
- Confidence working with Finance and other senior cross-functional stakeholders
- The ability to turn strategic financial targets into structured initiatives and deliverable outcomes
- Strong supplier and stakeholder management capabilities
Rather than focusing purely on negotiation or category savings, you'll help shape how procurement directly contributes to cash generation and working-capital performance.
If you're a procurement professional with a strong financial mindset who enjoys transformation, data and turning ambitious targets into measurable results, apply now!
