Procurement Category Lead: Pro Services & Underwriting

Canopius Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Non-contributory pension

Discretionary bonus

Health & dental cover

Office massages

Job summary

Canopius Group in Manchester seeks a Procurement Category Manager for Professional Services and Underwriting Support to own end-to-end category management across professional services, finance, and underwriting support suppliers. You will align sourcing with regulatory requirements and drive value while ensuring resilience and risk oversight.

Join a growing team in a Lloyd’s Managing Agent environment, delivering measurable savings, robust contracts, and ongoing supplier performance reviews in a

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Category Manager or Senior Procurement Manager.
• Knowledge of outsourcing and third‑party risk management in regulated environments.
• Experience aligning procurement with PRA/FCA/Lloyd’s expectations.
• Strong commercial negotiation skills in advisory/underwriting–adjacent services.
• Excellent stakeholder management with senior/technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain category strategies for professional services and underwriting support suppliers.
• Lead sourcing activities (RFI/RFP/RFQ) with transparency and auditability.
• Negotiate robust terms including scope, fees, SLAs, and transition provisions.
• Embed PRA SS2/21 principles across the supplier lifecycle.
• Coordinate with Legal, Risk, and IT teams on contractual requirements.
• Track category performance and maintain procurement MI in systems.

Skills

Category management

Outsourcing risk management

Regulatory frameworks

Commercial negotiation

Stakeholder management

Regulated industries experience

CIPS (Level 4+)

Education

CIPS qualification (Level 4+)

Tools

Workday

Job description

Canopius Group in Manchester seeks a Procurement Category Manager for Professional Services and Underwriting Support to own end-to-end category management across professional services, finance, and underwriting support suppliers. You will align sourcing with regulatory requirements and drive value while ensuring resilience and risk oversight.

Join a growing team in a Lloyd’s Managing Agent environment, delivering measurable savings, robust contracts, and ongoing supplier performance reviews in a