Category Manager

2 weeks ago


Reading, Reading, United Kingdom The People Network Full time £45,000 - £55,000

Category Manager Category Manager required to join the growing procurement function of a large and complex enterprise business that is serving millions of customersIn this exciting Category Manager role, you will work across the full end-to-end procurement cycle for your category, managing a portfolio of suppliers, carrying out market analysis, leading and evaluating tenders and developing and executing strategies that will ensure the business is market-leading in its commercial arrangement.

Building up strong knowledge of your category and supplying market insight to internal stakeholders
Providing support to the Category Lead/SME and identifying/managing category-level risk
Becoming the commercial expert for the category enabling the business to quickly adapt to any market changes.
Understanding and adhering to the company and department standards, policies, and procedures

You will have experience of operating in a large enterprise organisation and that could be gained in either a private and/or public sector organisation.

Solid networking skills with the ability to build relationships across all areas of the team and with suppliers
Ability to challenge industry norms and proactively seek out opportunities to deliver sustained improvements in performance
Ability to prioritise and manage risk and complexity effectively

This is a hybrid role where you can expect to visit the office in Reading 1-2 times per week, sometimes more, sometimes less, depending on business requirements.

In return, you can expect a salary of up to GBP45,000-GBP55,000 plus excellent benefits including contributory pension, medical assessments, 26 days holiday and other perks including money saving discounts and wellbeing support.

If you are Category Manager or procurement professional with Category exposure and looking for that next step, then APPLY NOW - interviews taking place immediately.

If you are interested please apply ASAP. The People Network is an employment agency and will respond to all applicants within three - five working days.
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