Ambitious Category Manager

Bramwith Consulting; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bramwith Consulting in Reading is seeking a Category Manager - Indirect Procurement to join our major UK organisation client on a hybrid basis (Reading, 2 days per week). This role offers £55,000 - £60,000 plus bonus and a comprehensive package.

You'll take ownership of end-to-end procurement across indirect categories, develop and execute category strategies, lead supplier negotiations, and work closely with senior stakeholders to unlock commercial opportunities and drive strategic value.

Qualifications

• Experience managing the full end-to-end procurement lifecycle across indirect categories.
• Strong strategic sourcing, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive, driven and intellectually curious individual who enjoys learning new categories and taking on challenges.
• The confidence to take ownership, challenge existing processes and bring fresh ideas.
• Ambition to develop into a well-rounded, strategic procurement professional.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end procurement and strategic sourcing across indirect categories.
• Develop and implement category strategies, identifying savings, efficiencies and commercial opportunities.
• Lead supplier negotiations, tendering processes and supplier relationship management.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across different business functions.
• Gain exposure to new procurement categories, major projects and a rapidly evolving procurement environment.

Skills

End-to-end procurement

Indirect categories

Category strategy

Supplier negotiations

Stakeholder management

Job description

Category Manager - Indirect Procurement

Reading | Hybrid - 2 Days per Week

£55,000 - £60,000 + Bonus + Package

Built a solid foundation in procurement but looking for an opportunity to broaden your experience, take greater ownership and accelerate your career?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Indirect Procurement professional to join a major UK organisation experiencing significant growth and investment.

With 20% growth achieved this year, substantial investment flowing into the wider sector and a procurement function receiving strong backing from senior leadership, this is a particularly exciting time to join.

The business is investing in talented procurement professionals who can bring fresh ideas, challenge existing approaches and help shape a more strategic, commercially focused function.

Category Manager - Indirects, Role Responsibilities:-

• Manage end-to-end procurement and strategic sourcing across a variety of indirect categories.
• Develop and implement category strategies, identifying savings, efficiencies and commercial opportunities.
• Lead supplier negotiations, tendering processes and supplier relationship management.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across different business functions.
• Gain exposure to new procurement categories, major projects and a rapidly evolving procurement environment.

Category Manager - Indirects, Required Background:-

• Experience managing the full end-to-end procurement lifecycle across one or more indirect categories.
• Strong strategic sourcing, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive, driven and intellectually curious individual who enjoys learning new categories and taking on challenges.
• The confidence to take ownership, challenge existing processes and bring fresh ideas.
• Ambition to develop into a well-rounded, strategic procurement professional.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business where procurement is becoming increasingly influential, with genuine investment in the function, strong leadership support and significant scope for personal development.

For someone looking to broaden their procurement experience and build a long-term career within a major organisation, this is an opportunity well worth exploring.