Senior Category Manager

Hargreaves Lansdown plc; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company located in Bristol is seeking a Senior Category Manager for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves leading procurement activities, developing category plans, and negotiating contracts to drive commercial value. Candidates should have strong negotiation and problem-solving skills, experience in managing supplier relationships, and the ability to analyze complex data. The position offers a hybrid working environment, supporting diversity and inclusion within the team.

Benefits

Hybrid flexible working

Supportive culture

Opportunity to impact business transformation

Qualifications

• Experience in leading high-value, complex negotiations.
• Demonstrated ability to build category plans and deliver cost savings.
• Ability to consolidate complex data into presentations.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement activities and manage supplier lifecycle.
• Develop category plans aligned with business strategy.
• Negotiate contracts and establish governance frameworks.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Problem-solving skills

Data analytics

Knowledge of regulatory landscape

Understanding of technology trends

Job description

Location

Bristol, Harbourside

Overview

Hargreaves Lansdown is seeking a Senior Category Manager to join our team on a fixed‑term, 12‑month contract. The role is full‑time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with a hybrid flexible working pattern that allows you to work from home and come into the office.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end procurement activities for the defined business area, supporting the full supplier lifecycle from market assessment to commercial contract negotiation and ongoing supplier management.
• Develop and execute category plans aligned with business and technology strategy, ensuring resilience, risk mitigation and commercial value for the organisation.
• Drive the sustainable savings target for the financial year, managing risk, performance and governance for suppliers and ensuring alignment to the ESG plan.
• Negotiate commercial contracts, structure agreements to protect the brand and drive value throughout the contract term, including post‑contract protection for price rises.
• Establish robust governance frameworks to manage supplier relationships, monitor performance, risk and commercial value, and protect the brand across the contract lifecycle.

Key Qualifications

• Excellent negotiation and problem‑solving skills with experience in leading high‑value, complex, outsourcing and offshoring negotiations.
• Experience working across the business, building category plans and delivering cost savings, supplier resilience and governance to mitigate risk and deliver performance.
• Strong data analytics skills, able to understand financial, economic, risk and contractual data and consolidate it into easy‑to‑read documents and presentations.
• Knowledge of technology, cloud, AI and automation, with the ability to identify and mitigate risks through strategy and commercial negotiation.
• Understanding of the regulatory landscape in a financial services environment, including EBA guidelines on outsourcing.

Benefits

We offer a hybrid flexible working pattern, a supportive culture that values diversity and inclusion, and a 12‑month fixed‑term contract that provides stability and the opportunity to impact the business transformation.

Working Schedule

Full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with hybrid flexible working.

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