Senior Category Manager - Corporate Services

Michael Page; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Car allowance

Bonus

Excellent benefits

Competitive salary

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking a Senior Category Manager for Corporate Services within a Professional Services procurement function. You will lead a broad portfolio including HR, Temporary Labour, BPO, Financial & Banking, and Legal sectors, partnering with senior stakeholders to drive value and transformation in a fast-paced environment.

You will develop category strategies, lead sourcing initiatives, and manage supplier relationships to deliver cost savings and continuous improvement across the

Qualifications

• Experience in Corporate Services, HR or Professional Services procurement.
• Proven ability to lead sourcing, supplier management and negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Lead strategic sourcing activities, tenders and supplier negotiations to deliver cost value.
• Manage key supplier relationships, driving performance and continuous improvement.
• Analyse spend, market trends and supplier capabilities to inform decisions.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to shape demand and identify value opportunities.

Skills

Category management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Commercial acumen

Job description

Senior Category Manager - Corporate Services - Professional Services - Procurement Manager

Permanent Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Client Details

Procurement is playing a key strategic role in driving growth, delivering value, and influencing commercial decisions across the organisation

As part of our continued investment in Procurement, we're looking for a Category Manager - Corporate Services Procurement to lead a diverse and strategically important portfolio spanning HR & People, Temporary Labour, Business Process Outsourcing, Financial & Banking, Legal and Professional Services categories. You'll partner with senior stakeholders across the business to shape strategy, deliver value and support key transformation initiatives.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Corporate Services Procurement professional, or a high-performing indirect procurement specialist looking to take ownership of a diverse portfolio, partnering with senior stakeholders to drive value, innovation and business outcomes within a complex, fast-paced environment.

Description

As part of the Procurement team, you'll develop and deliver category strategies across a diverse Corporate Services category portfolio, driving commercial value, supplier performance, innovation, and business outcomes.

Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you'll lead sourcing activity, manage strategic supplier relationships, and support key business initiatives.

Category areas include:

People & HR Services

Temporary Labour

Business Process Outsourcing

Financial & Banking Services

Professional Services

Legal Services

Trading Services

Key Responsibilities

Develop and execute category strategies aligned to business objectives.

Lead strategic sourcing activities, commercial negotiations and supplier selection processes, tenders, and commercial negotiations to deliver cost optimisation and value creation opportunities.

Manage key supplier relationships, driving performance, innovation and continuous improvement.

Analyse spend, market trends, and supplier capabilities to inform decision-making.

Partner with senior stakeholders to shape demand, challenge requirements and identify value opportunities. Drive innovation and continuous improvement across the category.

Monitor market trends and emerging supplier capabilities to inform category strategy.

Support Procurement's transformation agenda and embed best practice across the business.

Profile

We're looking for an ambitious procurement professional with strong commercial instincts, the ability to influence senior stakeholders and a track record of delivering results across indirect spend categories.

Experience within Corporate Services, HR or Professional Services Category procurement who have a track record in managing complex indirect categories and can demonstrate strong stakeholder management, strategic thinking and commercial negotiation skills.

Essential Experience

Experience as a Senior Category Procurement Leader of Corporate Services withing a complex organisation.

Strong sourcing, supplier management, and negotiation capabilities within indirect spend categories.

Proven ability to influence and build effective stakeholder relationships.

Strong commercial acumen and analytical skills.

A track record of delivering measurable value and procurement outcomes.

Job Offer

This is a unique opportunity to join a Procurement function undergoing significant investment and transformation, where Procurement is increasingly recognised as a key driver of business performance.

You’ll benefit from:

• Ownership of a high-profile and diverse Corporate Services/ HR/ Professional Services portfolio.
• Exposure to senior leaders across functions.
• The opportunity to influence strategic business decisions and transformation programmes.
• Clear opportunities for career development within an evolving Procurement function.
• Hybrid working, competitive salary, car allowance, bonus and excellent benefits.