Indirect Category Manager — Strategic Procurement

Apollo Fire Detectors; Havant; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo Fire Detectors in Havant, United Kingdom, is seeking a Category Manager to lead indirect and services spend. You will partner with Facilities, Logistics, Recruitment, Marketing and IT to develop and implement category strategies, manage contracts, and drive value across the business.

You will own supplier relationships, governance, risk management and sustainability initiatives, building roadmaps for savings, renewals and cost improvements while supporting budgeting with market

Qualifications

• Develop and implement category strategies with stakeholders.
• Own the contract lifecycle for assigned spend categories.
• Lead negotiation of all required agreements.
• Build supplier relationships and scorecards.
• Promote governance and best practice in procurement.
• Support budgeting with cost forecasting and market intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Develop category profiles and roadmaps for assigned services.
• Collaborate with Facilities, Logistics, Recruitment, Marketing and IT to align strategies with business goals.
• Lead supplier selection, SLAs, and contract positions.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Provide procurement governance and training to internal teams.

Skills

Category management

Procurement

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

Sustainability

Cost reduction

Vendor management

Tools

ERP systems

Spend analysis tools

Job description

Apollo Fire Detectors in Havant, United Kingdom, is seeking a Category Manager to lead indirect and services spend. You will partner with Facilities, Logistics, Recruitment, Marketing and IT to develop and implement category strategies, manage contracts, and drive value across the business.

You will own supplier relationships, governance, risk management and sustainability initiatives, building roadmaps for savings, renewals and cost improvements while supporting budgeting with market