Global Category Lead

Cedar Recruitment; London; Hybrid; NOK 831,000 - 1,385,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedar Recruitment is supporting a Private Sector organisation in Central London to hire a Global Category Lead on a 24-month fixed-term contract.

The role combines strategic category management with hands-on supplier engagement, operating in a UK/global context. It offers hybrid/home working with on-site presence two days per week and occasional travel across Europe.

Qualifications

• Experience in Global Procurement/Category Management across Indirects (logistics/transport).
• Strong stakeholder and supplier management; able to present to C-suite.
• Track record of delivering compliance and value for money.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute group category strategy across Indirects (logistics, transport, warehousing).
• Establish a strategic, coordinated and disciplined category approach across a fragmented landscape.
• Lead supplier segmentation, market intelligence, sourcing strategies, and framework agreements.
• Drive contractual standards, supplier performance management, and category governance.

Skills

Global Procurement

Stakeholder Management

Supplier Management

PowerPoint

Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

Cedar is supporting a Private Sector organisation, based in Central London, who are looking to hire a Global Category Lead. This is a 24-Month Fixed Term Contract position offering a salary up to £110,000 plus a range of Benefits. This role will operate on a hybrid working basis with the expectation to be on-site 2 days per week and the remainder from home – there may also be occasional trips to meet Suppliers/Stakeholders across Europe. Candidates applying MUST HAVE the right to work in the UK and be experienced working in for an organisation in the UK operating on a Global level as a minimum in order to be considered.

Reporting into the Group Procurement Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for developing and executing Group category strategy across Indirects and areas which may cover areas such as logistics, transport, haulage, distribution, third-party logistics, warehousing and related services. The role will establish a more strategic, coordinated and commercially disciplined category approach across a currently fragmented landscape. This includes supplier segmentation, market intelligence, sourcing strategies, framework agreements, contractual standards, supplier performance management and category governance.

Candidates applying MUST HAVE:

• experience working in role that covers Global Procurement/Category Management – ideally with exposure to categories such as Logistics, Transport and Indirects
• strong Stakeholder and Supplier Management skills – you need to be confident presenting and challenging key internal stakeholders at C-Suite level
• track record of delivering compliance and value for money in previous roles
• strong understand and experience using Microsoft tools such as PowerPoint
• experiencing working for/with a Procurement Consultancy would be advantageous but is not required