Strategic Category Manager, Procurement & Supply Chain

Alexander Lloyd; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexander Lloyd are partnering with a leading organisation to recruit an experienced Category Manager to join a growing Procurement & Supply Chain function. Initially on a 12 month fixed term contract, with potential to go permanent.

This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of high-value spend categories and develop strategic sourcing initiatives across a diverse portfolio of goods, services and operational spend.

Qualifications

• Proven Category Management experience within a strategic procurement environment.
• Experience on major infrastructure projects and NEC contracts would be highly beneficial.
• Strong sourcing, negotiation, and contract management capabilities.
• Experience developing and delivering category strategies.
• Excellent analytical and spend analysis skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management abilities.
• Comfortable managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement category strategies across a broad spend portfolio.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing and procurement activities.
• Build strong supplier relationships and drive performance improvements.
• Analyse spend and market data to identify cost-saving and value-creation opportunities.
• Support contract negotiations, renewals, and supplier risk management.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand future requirements and procurement priorities.
• Deliver measurable savings, efficiencies, and commercial outcomes.

Skills

Category Management

Sourcing

Negotiation

Contract Management

Spend Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Project Management

Job description

Alexander Lloyd are partnering with a leading organisation to recruit an experienced Category Manager to join a growing Procurement & Supply Chain function. Initially on a 12 month fixed term contract, with potential to go permanent.

This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of high-value spend categories and develop strategic sourcing initiatives across a diverse portfolio of goods, services and operational spend.