Category Manager

Signet Recruitment and Retention; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Benefits package

Job summary

Signet Recruitment and Retention in Swindon is seeking a Category Manager to own a portfolio of Dynamic Markets and legacy DPS transitions under the Procurement Act 2023. You will build category strategies from spend and market intelligence, engage suppliers, and deliver commercially successful frameworks while guiding a transitioning team in a hybrid, Monday–Friday role.

The role offers a strong benefits package, and 2 days per week in Swindon, with collaboration across the team and

Qualifications

• MCIPS qualification or equivalent
• Strong knowledge of PCR 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023
• Proven delivery of large, above-threshold public sector procurements
• Commercial acumen with negotiation skills
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Experience running multiple complex projects simultaneously
• Track record in category strategy and pipeline development

Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of frameworks and Dynamic Markets from business case through to award, launch and ongoing performance
• Transition legacy DPS arrangements into Procurement Act 2023 compliant Dynamic Markets without disrupting members or suppliers
• Develop category strategies based on spend, demand and market intelligence
• Grow utilisation and supplier participation so awarding the contract is the start of the work, not the end

Skills

MCIPS

PCR 2015 knowledge

Procurement Act 2023

Public sector procurements

Commercial acumen

Negotiation

Project management

Category strategy

Job description

Category Manager | Swindon (hybrid) | £60,000 | Permanent

Most procurement jobs ask you to run tenders. This one asks you to build the market.

A leading public sector framework provider is rebuilding how it works. It is moving its legacy DPS arrangements onto Procurement Act 2023 Dynamic Markets and designing its next generation of frameworks. It needs a Category Manager to take ownership of that portfolio.

The future model is designed, the current arrangements are mapped, and the priorities are set. You’d inherit a well-developed programme, with the existing team and specialist procurement support alongside you through transition. Your job is to shape it, deliver it and make it commercially successful.

What you’ll own

• A portfolio of frameworks and Dynamic Markets, from business case and market engagement through to award, launch and ongoing performance
• The transition of legacy DPS arrangements into Procurement Act 2023 compliant Dynamic Markets, without disrupting members or suppliers
• Category strategies built on spend, demand and market intelligence
• Growing utilisation and supplier participation, so awarding the contract is the start of the work, not the end

What you’ll bring

• MCIPS qualified
• Excellent working knowledge of PCR 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023
• Proven delivery of large, above-threshold public sector procurements, ideally in the built environment
• Commercial acumen, negotiation skills and the confidence to influence senior stakeholders
• Experience running several complex projects at once, and working with lawyers and other advisers
• A track record in category strategy and pipeline development, not just individual tenders

Bonus points: experience at a framework provider or consortium, or in the built environment.

You’d work with a team that values respect, trust, unity and resilience, and that still enjoys the work. There’s a strong benefits package, and the role is Monday to Friday, hybrid (2-Days in Swindon).