Category Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies across assigned spend categories.
• Lead competitive tendering exercises, supplier negotiations and contract renewals.
• Deliver measurable cost savings, cost avoidance and value improvement initiatives.
• Analyse spend data to identify consolidation, standardisation and commercial opportunities.
• Monitor market conditions, supplier trends and industry developments to support procurement decision making.
• Support category strategy development and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop collaborative relationships with key suppliers.
• Monitor supplier performance against agreed service, quality and commercial KPIs.
• Support supplier performance reviews and improvement plans where required.
• Identify and mitigate supplier risks relating to financial stability, operational resilience and compliance.
• Support supplier onboarding and due diligence activities.
• Produce detailed spend analysis, supplier performance reports and procurement management information.
• Develop dashboards and insights to support strategic decision making.
• Use data to challenge existing practices and influence business stakeholders.
• Identify trends, risks and opportunities across procurement categories.
• Support contract negotiations, renewals and supplier governance activities.
• Ensure procurement activity complies with internal policies and delegated authorities.
• Assist in managing supplier compliance, contractual obligations and commercial disputes.
• Maintain accurate procurement records, contract registers and sourcing documentation.
• Build strong relationships with operational, commercial, finance and functional teams.
• Act as a trusted commercial adviser to stakeholders across the business.
• Promote early procurement engagement to maximise value and minimise risk.
• Support project mobilisation and delivery by ensuring suppliers are engaged effectively.