Category Manager - Indirect/IT Procurement

Grafton Recruitment International; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Category Manager for Indirect/IT Procurement based in Leeds. This role involves managing supplier relationships, leading procurement processes, and negotiating contracts. The ideal candidate will have strong influencing and project management skills, with a focus on IT procurement. A competitive salary of up to £60,000 plus benefits is offered, with a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Experience of leading and managing end to end procurement process, tendering and contract award.
• Procurement experience for indirect categories, including IT specifically.
• Excellent influencing skills, managing cross functional projects and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Supplier Sourcing - identification and evaluation of suppliers.
• Tendering, negotiating, and implementing contracts and agreements.
• Managing complex contracts, and identifying supplier risk.
• Managing, advising, and influencing stakeholders through the procurement process.
• Managing supplier relationships, setting supplier strategy and evaluating supplier performance.
• Project procurement and category management approach.

Skills

Leading end to end procurement process

Supplier relationship management

Negotiation skills

Interpersonal skills

Project management skills

Job description

Overview

Category Manager (Indirect/ IT Procurement)

Location: Based in Leeds (working 2 days in office)

Salary: To £60,000 plus strong benefits package

Grafton Recruitment are working with a large international corporate to appoint a Category Manager who will manage group indirect, and technology spend.

You will be an experienced procurement professional with knowledge of managing key suppliers, leading those supplier relationships, and negotiating and implementing contracts for goods and services.

This role will take responsibility for working alongside the stakeholders in the business to lead tenders and contract award for categories that include IT products and services, and professional services spend. You will need to have excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, as well as strong project management skills.

This role offers a great opportunity to lead category strategy for defined areas and negotiate high value contracts. You will be part of a large and sophisticated procurement team.

Responsibilities

• Supplier Sourcing - identification and evaluation of suppliers
• Tendering, negotiating, and implementing contracts and agreements
• Managing complex contracts, and identifying supplier risk
• Managing, advising, and influencing stakeholders through the procurement process
• Managing supplier relationships, setting supplier strategy and evaluating supplier performance
• Project procurement and category management approach

Requirements

• Experience of leading and managing end to end procurement process, tendering and contract award.
• Procurement experience for indirect categories, including IT specifically.
• Excellent influencing skills, managing cross function projects and senior stakeholders.

To apply or for further details please contact Adrian Harrison (Principal Consultant - Procurement Recruitment)