Category Manager - Corporate Services Procurement

Michael Page; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Car allowance

Bonus

Excellent benefits

Job summary

ASDA Leeds is seeking a Category Manager for Corporate Services Procurement to lead a diverse portfolio across HR & People, Temporary Labour, BPO, Financial & Banking, Legal and Professional Services.

You will partner with senior stakeholders to shape strategy, drive value and support major transformation initiatives within a fast-paced retail environment. This role offers hybrid working and opportunities to influence strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Procurement experience within a medium or large-scale organisation.
• Exposure to Corporate Services spend or related indirect spend.
• Strong sourcing, supplier management and negotiation capabilities.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholder relationships.
• Strong commercial acumen and analytical skills.
• Track record of delivering measurable procurement value.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Lead strategic sourcing activities, tenders, and supplier negotiations to deliver cost savings and value creation opportunities.
• Manage key supplier relationships, driving performance, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Analyse spend, market trends, and supplier capabilities to inform decision-making.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to shape demand and identify value opportunities. Drive innovation and continuous improvement across the category.
• Monitor market trends and emerging supplier capabilities to inform category strategy.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Job description

ASDA Leeds (Asda House) Hybrid Working

Category Manager - Corporate Services Procurement

Permanent Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Client Details

Join ASDA's Procurement Transformation Journey

Procurement is playing a key strategic role in driving growth, delivering value, and influencing commercial decisions across ASDA.

As part of our continued investment in Procurement, we're looking for a Category Manager - Corporate Services Procurement to lead a diverse and strategically important portfolio spanning HR & People, Temporary Labour, Business Process Outsourcing, Financial & Banking, Legal and Professional Services categories. You'll partner with senior stakeholders across the business to shape strategy, deliver value and support key transformation initiatives.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Corporate Services Procurement professional, or a high-performing indirect procurement specialist looking to take ownership of a diverse portfolio, partnering with senior stakeholders to drive value, innovation and business outcomes within a complex, fast-paced retail environment.

Description

The Opportunity

As part of the Procurement team, you'll develop and deliver category strategies across a diverse Corporate Services category portfolio, driving commercial value, supplier performance, innovation, and business outcomes.

Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you'll lead sourcing activity, manage strategic supplier relationships, and support key business initiatives.

Category areas include:

People & HR Services

Temporary Labour

Business Process Outsourcing

Financial & Banking Services

Professional Services

Legal Services

Trading Services

Key Responsibilities

Develop and execute category strategies aligned to business objectives.

Lead strategic sourcing activities, commercial negotiations and supplier selection processes, tenders, and commercial negotiations to deliver cost optimisation and value creation opportunities.

Manage key supplier relationships, driving performance, innovation and continuous improvement.

Analyse spend, market trends, and supplier capabilities to inform decision-making.

Partner with senior stakeholders to shape demand, challenge requirements and identify value opportunities. Drive innovation and continuous improvement across the category.

Monitor market trends and emerging supplier capabilities to inform category strategy.

Support Procurement's transformation agenda and embed best practice across the business.

Profile

About You

We're looking for an ambitious procurement professional with strong commercial instincts, the ability to influence senior stakeholders and a track record of delivering results across indirect spend categories.

Experience within Corporate Services procurement is highly desirable, but we're equally interested in individuals who have managed complex indirect categories and can demonstrate strong stakeholder management, strategic thinking and commercial negotiation skills.

Essential Experience

Procurement experience within a medium or large-scale organisation.

Exposure to Corporate Services related spend, either as a dedicated category or within a broader procurement role.

Strong sourcing, supplier management, and negotiation capabilities within indirect spend categories.

Proven ability to influence and build effective stakeholder relationships.

Strong commercial acumen and analytical skills.

A track record of delivering measurable value and procurement outcomes.

Job Offer

Why ASDA?

This is a unique opportunity to join a Procurement function undergoing significant investment and transformation, where Procurement is increasingly recognised as a key driver of business performance.

You'll benefit from:

• Ownership of a high-profile and diverse Corporate Services portfolio.
• Exposure to senior leaders across functions.
• The opportunity to influence strategic business decisions and transformation programmes.
• A collaborative, fast-paced retail environment where no two days are the same.
• Clear opportunities for career development within an evolving Procurement function.
• Hybrid working, competitive salary, car allowance, bonus and excellent benefits.