Senior Category Manager (G12)

Senior Category Manager

• Contract Type: Temporary
• Location: WF1, Wakefield
• Salary: Negotiable
• Job Type: Hybrid

Join a large organisation's Commercial Services Team as a Senior Category Manager and play a key role in delivering strategic procurement initiatives. This role is crucial for supporting significant budget and capital expenditure plans through effective procurement and category management strategies.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Lead a team of procurement professionals and manage several categories of spend within the Business workstream, including ICT, HR, and Financial Services.
• Provide professional, customer-focused procurement services for Goods, Services, and Works, ensuring value for money and focused outcomes.
• Develop and implement a category management framework to influence spend, understand business needs, and identify innovative sourcing opportunities.
• Ensure your team has full visibility and control of all third-party spend associated with the categories.
• Maintain a planned, proactive approach to improve procurement activity within assigned categories of spend across the organisation.
• Provide procurement guidance and deliver training to internal stakeholders.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Extensive experience as a procurement professional with strong skills in stakeholder and contract management.
• In-depth knowledge of the legislative and regulatory framework relevant to public sector procurement, including UK Regulations and complex procurement exercises.
• Demonstrable organisational and planning skills with the ability to share knowledge across all levels.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good understanding of governance frameworks, best value principles (including Social Value), service improvement, risk management, and key challenges within large organisations or complex environments.
• Understanding of the essentials of contract law.

Benefits:

• Access to a dedicated consultant for ongoing support.
• Secure, user-friendly online system for timesheet management.
• Self-service portal for holiday requests, payslips, and employment documents.
• Access to free training, discount clubs, healthcare options, and reward schemes.
• Inclusion in pension schemes, paid holiday arrangements, and maternity benefits.
• Opportunities to work with a range of leading UK employers across the public and private sectors.

To apply for this Senior Category Manager position, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role.