Strategic Category & Procurement Manager

Experis - ManpowerGroup; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis - ManpowerGroup is seeking a Commercial Manager in Farnborough with flexibility for Malvern or Boscombe Down (3 days onsite). The role focuses on strategic category management across Engineering Services and Materials, driving value and risk management in supplier contracts.

You will build stakeholder relationships, lead sourcing strategies, and oversee SRM across key contracts while supporting IT/system transformations and new Source-to-Pay processes.

Qualifications

• MCIPS qualification is desirable.
• Minimum three years' strategic category management experience.
• Experience negotiating manufacturing and supply contracts.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with Source to Pay (S2P) technology.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, driving early engagement to influence business planning and ensure alignment with organisational priorities.
• Support with development and execution of category strategies for Engineering Services and Materials, using market insights to maximize value.
• Lead sourcing activity, including the design of sourcing strategies, running competitive tenders, and negotiating mid-value and complex contracts.
• Manage category-specific risks, including information security, supply resilience, geopolitical, financial and sustainability considerations.
• Support stakeholders to drive SRM across key contracts to ensure performance, innovation, and value realisation from strategic partnerships.
• Support the Finance and Business Systems transformation, including transition from SAP Ariba to Oracle Fusion and establishment of a mature Source-to-Pay model.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Category management

Negotiation

Supplier relationship management

Risk management

Data interpretation

Education

Degree or equivalent

MCIPS (desirable)

Tools

SAP Ariba

Oracle Fusion

Job description

Experis - ManpowerGroup is seeking a Commercial Manager in Farnborough with flexibility for Malvern or Boscombe Down (3 days onsite). The role focuses on strategic category management across Engineering Services and Materials, driving value and risk management in supplier contracts.

You will build stakeholder relationships, lead sourcing strategies, and oversee SRM across key contracts while supporting IT/system transformations and new Source-to-Pay processes.