Category Manager

2 months ago

London, United Kingdom Procurement Heads Full time

Procurement Heads are representing a UK market leading Consumer client, who are currently seeking to appoint an IT Category Manager into their team. This role will work closely within a medium sized team, reporting into the Digital Lead.


Our client is currently undergoing a significant transformation to ensure the business continues to thrive within an increasingly competitive environment. This is a truly exciting time to be joining a reputable employer, who place strong emphasis on driving efficiency, sustainability and digitalisation.


We're looking to appoint a confident senior Procurement specialist, with a background and track record for working on complex procurements specifically across Saas (Software as a Service). In this role, you'll manage all procurement for c.£150m spend, handling large scale-negotiations with the likes of Microsoft and Salesforce.


Your key accountabilities will include


  • Sourcing and contract management
  • Category strategy development
  • Supplier relationship management
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Risk management


Essential criteria for the role includes


  • Strong category knowledge across Digital and Technology
  • Good people engagement and influencing skills at all levels in an organisation.
  • A good business partner with strong negotiation skills and ability to build and develop relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders
  • Proven experience working on complex negotiations within procurement
  • Strong experience in Procurement particularly in SaaS
  • Willingness to commute into the office, three days per week to Central London HQ

Benefits will include


  • Salary of up to £90,000 pa +
  • Performance based annual bonus
  • Competitive annual leave plus public holidays
  • 20% discounts on all branded products
  • 25% off Gym Memberships
  • Generous defined Pension Scheme
  • Life Assurance

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