Category Manager

1st Executive; Reading; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

1st Executive in Reading is recruiting for a Category Manager. The role requires strong category management principles and SRM experience, with a track record across multiple categories and supplier relationships.

You will share best practice across the business and drive value through category initiatives. The position is based in Reading with a mix of on-site and home working (2 days in Reading, 3 days from home).

Qualifications

• Solid category management experience plus SRM experience.
• Developing and managing end-to-end category plans.
• Delivering category plans and category sourcing events.
• Managing a portfolio of suppliers to improve service, cost and risk.
• Creation and delivery of a category strategy to deliver value and manage risk.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage end-to-end category plans for short, medium and long term.
• Deliver category plans and sourcing events, provide category support and manage risks.
• Manage a portfolio of suppliers to improve performance and cost.
• Share best practice across the organization.

Skills

Category Management

SRM

Supplier Management

Stakeholder Relationships

Contract Lifecycle

Job description

Category Manager

• Location

  Reading

• Sector:

• Job type:

• Salary:

  £55000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus

• Contact:

  Sarah Hewitson

• Contact email:

  [e-mail]

• Job ref:

  SH88771_1779183568

• Published:

  about 1 month ago

• Expiry date:

  2026-06-18

I am currently recruiting several Category Managers for a large national UK company

The role requires a clear understanding of Category Management principles with a track record of delivering results across a number of different category areas, supplier and stakeholder relationships and to share best practice across the business.

It doesn't matter what category you have experience in, as long as you have solid category management experience and SRM experience and are looking to learn and develop.

Excellent career progression on offer here.

Key parts of the role include:

• Developing and managing end to end category plans for the short, medium and long term and identifying a pipeline of initiatives to maximise value and outcomes for the business, balancing commercial risk and value opportunities. This will Providing specific category knowledge and supply market insight
• Delivering category plans and category sourcing events, providing category support and identifying/managing category level risks.
• Managing a portfolio of suppliers to ensure contracted expectations (service, performance, cost, and risk) continue to be improved throughout the contract life cycle and to support these suppliers in delivering additional value
• Supplier Management Relationship experience
• Creation and delivery of a category strategy which ensures that value is delivered, and risk appropriately managed for the organisation.

Based in Reading 2 days a week and 3 from home