Indirect Category Manager - Generalist in Birmingham

About EBIT: EBIT is a fast-paced, ambitious agile business with 14 years of proven success. We’re a close-knit team proud to support hundreds of well-known brands, helping them buy better so they can focus on what they do best. EBIT’s core values are; it’s all about the people, it’s not good enough until it’s good enough, know your stuff, straight talking, get stuff done and everything matters.

What We’re Looking For: A proven commercially focused procurement professional to join our high-performing team. In this role you will deliver end-to-end procurement activity, from defining sourcing strategies and managing supplier selection to contract negotiation and ongoing performance management. Leveraging market intelligence and data-driven insights, you will optimise spend, identify efficiencies, and deliver measurable benefits. You will work closely with EBIT’s clients to assess their procurement requirements and deliver clear, insight-driven plans that drive performance, efficiency, and commercial value across all indirect category spend. Acting as the primary point of contact for supplier performance, you will resolve issues and ensure delivery meets client and EBIT objectives with the confidence to engage at C-level and board level.

If you are a strategic, disciplined procurement professional who delivers with consistency, thinks several moves ahead, navigates complexity with precision, and isn’t afraid to push hard to secure results, thrives on stakeholder engagement, looking to take the next step in your procurement career transferring to a multi-client, multi-category fast paced environment and aligned with EBIT’s core values – this is the role for you.

What’s in it for you: This is an exciting moment to join EBIT during a period of rapid growth and expanding client demand. You will have the opportunity to drive meaningful change, work with varied and high-performing teams, and hold significant client-facing responsibility. The package is as follows: Total Package range: £50,000 - £70,000. Working Pattern: Minimum 2 days per week on client site. Location: Remote / Hybrid role from client site. Benefits: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, Pension (Nest) and Flexible Benefits package.

Role Overview: As an Indirect Category Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering best-in class strategic and commercially focused procurement across all indirect categories. In this role, you will work closely with our clients to assess their procurement needs and deliver clear, insight-driven plans that enhance performance, innovation, and commercial value across all relevant categories. The role is classified as remote; however, the successful candidate will be required to attend client sites a minimum of two days per week.

You will deliver sourcing strategies across all indirect categories, bringing market intelligence, trends, pricing benchmarks, and innovation insights to clients. Acting as the primary point of contact for supplier performance, you will provide expert guidance on efficiency, feasibility, and process improvements, helping clients develop cost-effective solutions and deliver measurable benefits. You will have the confidence to challenge the status quo, simplify processes, and drive transformation, working closely with leadership and C-suite stakeholders.

This is a unique opportunity for a motivated and experienced procurement professional to join a team known for delivery excellence and client satisfaction. You will play a key role in creating and driving procurement activity end-to-end, prioritising opportunities, mitigating risks, and delivering maximum return for EBIT and its clients, all while upholding accountability, expertise and a relentless focus on doing things the right way. You will feel aligned with EBIT’s core values; it’s all about the people, it’s not good enough until it’s good enough, know your stuff, straight talking, get stuff done and everything matters.