At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead strategic sourcing and manage supplier relationships in Corporate Services.
- Company: Join ASDA, a leading retail giant transforming its Procurement function.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid working, competitive salary, bonuses, and excellent benefits.
- Other info: Great career development opportunities in a fast-paced, collaborative setting.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on business decisions and drive innovation in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in procurement with strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 £ per year.
Join ASDA's Procurement Transformation Journey. Procurement is playing a key strategic role in driving growth, delivering value, and influencing commercial decisions across ASDA. As part of our continued investment in Procurement, we're looking for a Category Manager - Corporate Services Procurement to lead a diverse and strategically important portfolio spanning HR & People, Temporary Labour, Business Process Outsourcing, Financial & Banking, Legal and Professional Services categories. You'll partner with senior stakeholders across the business to shape strategy, deliver value and support key transformation initiatives.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Corporate Services Procurement professional, or a high-performing indirect procurement specialist looking to take ownership of a diverse portfolio, partnering with senior stakeholders to drive value, innovation and business outcomes within a complex, fast-paced retail environment.
The Opportunity
As part of the Procurement team, you'll develop and deliver category strategies across a diverse Corporate Services category portfolio, driving commercial value, supplier performance, innovation, and business outcomes. Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you'll lead sourcing activity, manage strategic supplier relationships, and support key business initiatives.
Category areas include:
- People & HR Services
- Temporary Labour
- Business Process Outsourcing
- Financial & Banking Services
- Professional Services
- Legal Services
- Trading Services
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute category strategies aligned to business objectives.
- Lead strategic sourcing activities, commercial negotiations and supplier selection processes, tenders, and commercial negotiations to deliver cost optimisation and value creation opportunities.
- Manage key supplier relationships, driving performance, innovation and continuous improvement.
- Analyse spend, market trends, and supplier capabilities to inform decision-making.
- Partner with senior stakeholders to shape demand, challenge requirements and identify value opportunities. Drive innovation and continuous improvement across the category.
- Monitor market trends and emerging supplier capabilities to inform category strategy.
- Support Procurement's transformation agenda and embed best practice across the business.
About You
We're looking for an ambitious procurement professional with strong commercial instincts, the ability to influence senior stakeholders and a track record of delivering results across indirect spend categories. Experience within Corporate Services procurement is highly desirable, but we're equally interested in individuals who have managed complex indirect categories and can demonstrate strong stakeholder management, strategic thinking and commercial negotiation skills.
Essential Experience
- Procurement experience within a medium or large-scale organisation.
- Exposure to Corporate Services related spend, either as a dedicated category or within a broader procurement role.
- Strong sourcing, supplier management, and negotiation capabilities within indirect spend categories.
- Proven ability to influence and build effective stakeholder relationships.
- Strong commercial acumen and analytical skills.
- A track record of delivering measurable value and procurement outcomes.
Why ASDA?
This is a unique opportunity to join a Procurement function undergoing significant investment and transformation, where Procurement is increasingly recognised as a key driver of business performance. You'll benefit from:
- Ownership of a high-profile and diverse Corporate Services portfolio.
- Exposure to senior leaders across functions.
- The opportunity to influence strategic business decisions and transformation programmes.
- A collaborative, fast-paced retail environment where no two days are the same.
- Clear opportunities for career development within an evolving Procurement function.
- Hybrid working, competitive salary, car allowance, bonus and excellent benefits.
If you're a procurement professional with indirect category management experience and a passion for Corporate Services Procurement, we'd love to hear from you. Join ASDA and help shape the future of Corporate & Professional Services Procurement.
Category Manager - Corporate Services Procurement in Leeds employer: Michael Page
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