Senior Procurement Category Manager
2 weeks ago
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Procurement Category Manager to join our team at Marston Holdings. As a key member of our procurement function, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of high-value categories across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a spend of circa £25m and provide analysis and reporting of market dynamics and cost drivers for your categories.
- Undertake a range of sourcing activities to support the needs of the organisation.
- Manage complex supplier relationships and own regular commercial meetings to ensure engagement, alignment, and clear communication.
- Track, assess, and drive performance improvements, acting as a point for escalations and issues through to resolution.
- Identify areas for improvement to continually drive results while minimising risk.
- Interact with the Transactional Procurement Team to support process improvement, spend transparency, and policy compliance.
Requirements:
- A senior-level procurement expert with experience of managing multiple categories of spend.
- Organised with a keen eye for detail and the ability to work under pressure.
- Commercially astute and customer-focused, comfortable leading supplier negotiations.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Strong knowledge and experience of Procurement Category Management within Indirect Procurement.
- Experience of creating end-to-end category plans and negotiating best commercial agreements in line with business requirements.
- Strong understanding of contracts and comfortable liaising with legal counsel.
- Ability to demonstrate a track record of YOY cost savings and value-added initiatives.
- MCIPS or equivalent.
- Minimum 5 years' experience in a fast-paced Procurement environment managing Indirect categories.
- Knowledge of ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics D365 a plus).
- Experience managing a remote team.
- Strong experience managing IT/Technology categories.
What We Offer:
- Healthcare Cash Plan.
- Staff benefits designed to suit you – from discounts on retail shopping, travel, and socialising to health & wellbeing.
- 27 days + bank holidays.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Package (subject to eligibility).
- Pension contribution.
We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes.
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