Category Manager

JR United Kingdom; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Category Manager in Marketing and Print within the UK&I Procurement team. The role focuses on leading procurement strategy, managing supplier relations, and ensuring regulatory compliance while providing a hybrid working model to balance office and remote work.

Benefits

Performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)

Life assurance (up to 10x annual salary)

Option to buy or sell up to 5 days’ leave

Employee discounts and wellbeing resources

Qualifications

• Recent procurement experience focused on marketing and print categories.
• Strong team player with excellent communication skills.
• Experience in contract negotiation and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the procurement strategy for marketing and print services.
• Manage end-to-end procurement activities including RFIs and RFPs.
• Negotiate and implement supplier contracts while ensuring compliance.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Procurement processes

Job description

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Category Manager – Marketing and Print to join the UK&I Procurement team.

Key Information:

Job Title: Category Manager – Marketing and Print

Location: Birmingham (Main Office) | Additional Locations: Redhill, Bristol, Bolton | Hybrid

Salary: Up to £70,000 (dependent on experience)

The opportunity:

In this role, you'll lead the procurement strategy for marketing and print services, ensuring value for money, efficiency, and compliance with regulatory standards.

This is a great chance to influx procurement practices, develop key supplier relationships, and contribute to business risk mitigation.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Partnering with internal stakeholders to assess and challenge business needs, maintaining strong relationships while achieving the best commercial outcomes.
• Leading the delivery of procurement initiatives, policies, and best-in-class service.
• Developing and implementing category strategies where no global strategy exists.
• Managing end-to-end procurement activities such as RFIs and RFPs in line with group and local policies.
• Negotiating and implementing supplier contracts, managing associated risks, and ensuring compliance with agreed service levels.
• Working with Finance and business units to understand and optimise budgets.
• Using procurement tools and best practices to drive performance, efficiencies, and savings.

About you – Knowledge and Experience:

• Recent procurement experience focused on marketing and print categories.
• Strong team player with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experienced in contract negotiation and risk management in a regulated environment.
• Proficient in procurement processes and tools.
• Eligible to work in the United Kingdom.

What’s on offer:

• Performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life assurance (up to 10x annual salary)
• Option to buy or sell up to 5 days’ leave
• Employee discounts and wellbeing resources

Additional information:

This role offers a hybrid working model, with at least 40% of your week spent in the office or on-site. From September 2025, this will increase to a majority office-based schedule. Flexibility is supported to ensure the best balance for you, your team, and clients.

How to apply:

If you're ready to take the next step in your procurement career and contribute to a forward-thinking, supportive team, we’d love to hear from you – apply now!