An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Category & Sourcing Manager on behalf of our public sector client based in West Sussex.
Day Rate: £600 per day (Outside of IR35)
Location: Durrington, West Sussex - hybrid working available, approx 2/3 days in the office and remainder from home
Duration: 6 months with view for further extension thereafter
Are you an experienced procurement professional with a strong background in category management and strategic sourcing? Do you thrive in delivering commercial value, developing procurement strategies, and building influential stakeholder relationships? If so, we'd love to hear from you.
We are seeking a proactive and commercially minded Category Manager to support the development and delivery of category strategies that drive sustainable value, optimise spend, and minimise total cost of ownership across the business.
Working closely with senior stakeholders, suppliers, and procurement colleagues, you will lead category management activities, identify opportunities for cost reduction and process improvement, and ensure procurement is embedded early within business planning and project delivery.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious procurement professional looking to make a tangible impact within a large and complex organisation
The role will support on all associated strategic commercial activity to achieve value creation and minimise total cost of ownership, working closely with key stakeholders to execute and against procurement and value management strategies. The role will be to support the need associated to customer interfacing contracts.
Develop and implement category strategies aligned to wider procurement and value management objectives.
Analyse spend data, market trends, and supplier performance to identify opportunities for savings and value creation.
Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements, demand profiles, and future needs.
Lead spend analysis, opportunity assessments, and value management initiatives across assigned categories.
Drive demand aggregation, specification standardisation, and commercial efficiencies.
Reduce tail spend and increase procurement compliance through strategic sourcing activities.
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