Category Manager

Barclay Meade; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A market-leading brand is seeking a Procurement Category Manager to lead procurement activities for HR and FM spend areas. The successful candidate will manage sourcing and tendering, contracts, and supplier relationships. Candidates should have experience in indirect procurement and vibrant stakeholder engagement skills. This role is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to procurement efficiencies and savings targets while working in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in indirect or services procurement.
• Proven stakeholder engagement skills.
• Knowledge in supplier relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing and tendering activities for HR and FM.
• Manage the lifecycle of contracts including negotiations.
• Optimize procurement efficiencies and achieve savings targets.

Skills

Indirect Procurement

Stakeholder Engagement

Contract Management

Supplier Relationship Management

Sourcing and Tendering

Job description

Overview

Market leading brand require a Procurement Category Manager to lead procurement activity across HR and FM spend areas. Applicants need indirect or services procurement experience, a positive demeanor and excellent stakeholder engagement skills. An exciting end-to-end procurement opportunity, the Category Manager will be responsible for leading sourcing/tendering, contracts management and supplier relationship management. The focus will be on HR (recruitment, training, remuneration, internal communications, events) and FM (property, soft facilities services); previous experience with these categories will not be required, a generalist indirect procurement background would work well. Working within a small and high-performing team, the Category Manager will seek to optimise procurement efficiencies, mitigate risk, contribute to savings targets and engage effectively with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing and tendering activities for HR and FM spend areas.
• Manage contracts and the contract lifecycle, including reviews, negotiations and renewals.
• Drive supplier relationship management to improve performance, foster collaboration and rationalisation.
• Engage with stakeholders to understand required scope of category sourcing and supplier management strategies.
• Provide supply market intelligence on the HR and FM supplier landscape (cradle-to-grave sourcing).
• Support broader procurement initiatives around supplier rationalisation, supply chain risk and operational resilience.
• Seek to optimise procurement efficiencies and contribute to savings targets.

Qualifications / Criteria

• Indirect or Services Procurement expertise across HR, FM, Corporate Services, Business Services, IT, Marketing, etc.
• Ability to develop and implement category, sourcing and supplier relationship strategies.
• Ability to contribute to procurement savings and supplier rationalisation targets.
• Full lifecycle procurement expertise—tendering, negotiations, contracts management (review and negotiation) and SRM.
• A positive, proactive, outgoing relationship builder who can foster collaborative stakeholder relationships.