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Senior, niche procurement/category management role reduces applicant density and competition.
Procurement skills transfer across industries but large-scale category and regulated-experience increases role specificity.
Requires significant category management and strategic procurement experience, so moderate candidate filtering.
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Lead and execute category strategies for direct and indirect spend exceeding £200 million annually to optimize cost, quality, risk, and supplier performance.
Deliver measurable commercial outcomes through strategic sourcing, negotiation, demand management, and supplier optimization.
Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships, influence expenditure decisions, and support procurement capability development across the organization.
Significant procurement and category management experience with proven value delivery across direct and/or indirect spend categories.
Experience managing complex, multi-category portfolios within large, international or geographically dispersed organizations.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance or related discipline.
Professional qualifications like CIPS, CPSM or equivalent desirable; MBA or postgraduate qualification advantageous but not essential.
Experience operating in fast-paced, evolving, or transforming procurement environments, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
Proven ability to build stakeholder relationships and influence senior decision-makers in environments with limited existing procurement engagement.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable commercial recommendations and lead category governance and performance activities.