Senior Category Manager

Aviva; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking a Senior Category Manager for a 12-month contract based in London. This role involves commercial management of key suppliers, promoting sustainable cost reductions, and requires proven stakeholder management skills. The ideal candidate has leadership experience in demanding environments. The position offers a competitive salary and generous benefits, including bonuses and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Bonus opportunity up to 12%

Generous pension scheme with up to 14% contribution

Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit

40% discount on Aviva products

Flexible benefits including sustainability options

Wellbeing support and tools

Qualifications

• Proven track record of building strong internal business and supplier relationships.
• Experience in optimising strategy and delivering in a fast-evolving environment.
• Comfortable managing sourcing processes and negotiating agreements.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial management of key suppliers focusing on HR, Financial, and Business Services.
• Collaborate across business units to shape sourcing plans and manage contracts.
• Help build a shared service model that supports company goals.

Skills

Commercial and stakeholder management skills

Strong leadership skills

Contracting experience

Job description

Overview

Senior Category Manager – 12-month Fixed-term Contract

Location: London, York or Norwich based (50% hybrid working)

Salary: circa £70,000 (national), circa £80,000 (London)

This is a great job for someone who has experience in Procurement, Category Management or Commercial roles, and is ready to take the next step in a strategic, high-impact position. You’ll thrive if you enjoy working across teams, influencing decisions, and driving value from supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

You’ll lead the commercial management of key suppliers, focusing on HR, Financial and Business Services. Your work will directly support Aviva’s strategy by delivering sustainable cost reductions and optimising supplier performance. You’ll collaborate across business units to shape sourcing plans and manage contracts that deliver real value. Reporting to the Principal Category Manager, you’ll help build a shared service model that supports Aviva’s goals.

Skills and experience we’re looking for

• Commercial and stakeholder management skills and proven track record of building strong internal business and supplier relationships
• Strong leadership skills with a proven track record of optimising strategy and delivering Commercial, SRM, or Category Management within a demanding, fast evolving environment
• Contracting experience, comfortable managing sourcing processes and developing and negotiating agreements in accordance with appropriate governance, influencing decisions where necessary

What you’ll get

• Salary around £70,000 (national) - £80,000 (London) - depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications
• Bonus opportunity – 12% of annual salary, depending on your performance and the business
• Generous pension scheme – we’ll contribute up to 14%
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Be part of Aviva Communities and use your paid volunteering days
• Wellbeing support and tools

Aviva is for everyone: we’re inclusive and welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences. If you don’t tick every box, we still encourage you to apply. We consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart workers—spending around 50% of their time in our offices each week.

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