Category Manager Indirect Procurement / Category Manageress Indirect Procurement

Elevate Your Procurement Career!

Are you ready to take your procurement career to the next level? Join us in influencing over £1 billion of spend and play a pivotal role in building a world-class procurement function as a Category Manager in Indirect Procurement.

Position Overview

This is a hybrid role, requiring a minimum of 3 days per week on-site in the Midlands, offering a competitive salary and package. W Talent is supporting a well-established, multi-site organisation in the appointment of a Category Manager to join its central procurement function. This is an excellent opportunity for a procurement professional seeking to develop their career within a complex organisation, working across a broad range of indirect goods and services while delivering measurable commercial value.

The Role

In this position, you will play a key role in developing and delivering sourcing and category strategies across allocated spend categories. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing procurement activity from understanding business requirements and assessing market opportunities through to tender, negotiation, implementation, and supplier handover.
• Collaborating closely with senior and operational colleagues across the organisation to ensure stakeholder satisfaction.

About You

We are looking for a commercially minded procurement professional with proven experience in indirect procurement. The ideal candidate will have exposure to structured tendering, supplier negotiations, and category planning. You will need to demonstrate:

• Experience delivering sourcing projects and structured tender processes.
• Experience in developing tender documentation, specifications, and KPIs.
• Strong negotiation and commercial skills.
• Experience managing multiple procurement projects against tight deadlines.
• Understanding of contract negotiation and engagement with legal teams.
• Experience using eProcurement and data analysis tools, including intermediate Excel proficiency.
• A proactive approach to identifying new procurement opportunities.
• CIPS Level 4 certification, or actively working towards it, is desirable.

Why Apply?

This is an exceptional opportunity to immerse yourself in a sophisticated procurement environment with considerable exposure to category management, strategic sourcing, commercial negotiation, and senior stakeholder management. If you are an ambitious procurement professional looking for the next step in your career and want genuine ownership of categories and commercial outcomes, we invite you to apply online using the form below.

Note: Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.