12 of 12 Permanent Category Manager Jobs in the UK

Category Manager We have a truly rare opportunity for a Category Manager to join one of the UK’s and Europe’s leading IT channel and distribution providers. Our client believes that being part of a dynamic and forward-thinking community is key to learning, growth, and success of any business. They don’t just provide … support of a dedicated team ensuring seamless technology operations, you’ll be joining a company that empowers its partners and helps them transform their businesses. Main responsibilities for the Category Manager: Daily monitoring of product shortages to ensure optimal product availability. Selection and procurement of product lines from manufacturing partners based on market relevance and business competitiveness. Negotiation … customer development and relationship management. Comply with company policies and adhere to Health and Safety regulations to maintain a safe and efficient working environment. Main Requirements for the successful Category Manager: Proven experience in the IT sector, ideally within a distribution or channel-focused environment Strong technical knowledge of IT hardware, including components, systems, and industry trends A More ❯

Category Manager - Infrastructure & Cloud page is loaded Category Manager - Infrastructure & Cloud Apply locations London, United Kingdom time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R At LSEG, we're looking for a Category Manager for our Infrastructure & Cloud Category, with a focus on management of our Cloud Service Providers and … characteristics of the new Group Procurement organisation: Supplier spend c £2BN and c. 5,000 suppliers Team structured around: Three towers of spend - Technology, Services and Corporate - passionate about category management, strategic sourcing, renewals & SRM A Strategy & Performance centre, enabling function to drive and implement the strategy of the Group Procurement function, outstanding procurement policy and processes Key hubs … for the category teams in London, Bangalore with a small amount of decentralised activity to support local markets which are in various global locations including Europe and Asia The purpose of this role is to create, develop and deliver a "best in class" category procurement service with the express intent of delivering year-on-year benefit to the More ❯

Robert Walters is proud to be working on a retained basis with The University of Manchester, one of the UK's leading Universities, to recruit a Category Manager - IT. This key role will lead strategic sourcing and supplier management across IT, digital infrastructure, software, and tech services within a complex and high-impact environment. The University of Manchester … a globally respected institution, is seeking a Category Manager - Information Technology to join their forward-thinking Procurement Team. This is an exceptional opportunity for you to shape the digital future of one of the UK's most prestigious universities by leading IT and digital procurement strategies that underpin vital technology transformation projects. With hybrid working options and access … continuous professional development opportunities, access to on-site facilities, staff discounts, and the chance to build your network within a renowned higher education institution. What you'll do: As Category Manager - Information Technology at the University of Manchester, you will take ownership of a diverse portfolio encompassing software acquisition, hardware procurement, cloud infrastructure management, licensing negotiations, and managed More ❯

Robert Walters is proud to be working on a retained basis with The University of Manchester, one of the UK's leading Universities, to recruit a Category Manager - IT. This key role will lead strategic sourcing and supplier management across IT, digital infrastructure, software, and tech services within a complex and high-impact environment. The University of Manchester … a globally respected institution, is seeking a Category Manager - Information Technology to join their forward-thinking Procurement Team. This is an exceptional opportunity for you to shape the digital future of one of the UK's most prestigious universities by leading IT and digital procurement strategies that underpin vital technology transformation projects. With hybrid working options and access … continuous professional development opportunities, access to on-site facilities, staff discounts, and the chance to build your network within a renowned higher education institution. What you'll do: As Category Manager - Information Technology at the University of Manchester, you will take ownership of a diverse portfolio encompassing software acquisition, hardware procurement, cloud infrastructure management, licensing negotiations, and managed More ❯

Procurement Category Manager - Indirect Procurement - Technology - IT Retail - Consumer Goods - Midlands About Our Client A large retailer that has a strong reputation with lots of opportunity to develop and grow as a procurement and category specialist. Job Description As a Procurement Category Manager, you will lead on all end to end procurement across SW/… compliance with procurement policies and procedures. - Monitoring market trends and supplier performance. - Working closely with the Procurement & Supply Chain department to achieve objectives. The Successful Applicant A successful Procurement Category Manager (Technology) should have: A strong understanding of category management, ideally IT/technology procurement strategies and plans. Experience in supplier management and contract negotiation. Knowledge of More ❯

Senior Procurement/Category Manager, AIS Supply Chain/IPS Job ID: Amazon Data Services Ireland Limited Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a highly reliable, scalable, and low-cost cloud platform that powers thousands of businesses in over 190 countries. AWS' Infrastructure Supply Chain & Procurement (ISCaP) organization works to deliver innovative solutions to source, build and maintain our … sustainable infrastructure of AWS. Come join our team and be a part of history as we deliver results for the largest cloud services company on Earth As a Procurement Category Manager, you will create and implement sourcing strategies for at least one complex services category and collaborate with internal business partners and suppliers to reduce risks and … and model Amazon's Leadership Principles and have an entrepreneurial spirit with a "get it done" mentality. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: - Manage a complex category within the Maintenance, Repair, and Operation (MRO) domains - Achieve cost savings through bidding and negotiations - Analyze category data and metrics to drive Procurement category strategies - Understand trends More ❯

Procurement Category Manager - IT and Professional Services My client, a leading online learning platform s group is a strategic, commercially astute Procurement Category Manager to lead sourcing and category management for Professional Services (e.g., consulting, legal, audit) and Information Technology (software, hardware, cloud, managed services). This role is critical to optimizing value, mitigating risk … central London Offices (Tottenham Court Road). Expectation would be to be in the office 2 days a week. For further details, please apply using the link. Key Responsibilities: Category Strategy Development: Develop and implement short- and long-term sourcing strategies for IT and professional services categories. Conduct spend analysis, market intelligence, and supplier benchmarking to identify savings and … value opportunities. Align category plans with organizational objectives and technology roadmaps. Sourcing & Contracting: Lead end-to-end sourcing processes (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs) and manage contract negotiations to ensure best value. Draft, review, and negotiate commercial terms in collaboration with Legal and Risk functions. Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a strategic partner to internal stakeholders including IT, Finance, HR, Legal, and More ❯

Sr Category Merchant Manager 3P Ireland, Amazon Marketplace Ireland Job ID: Amazon Ireland Support Services Limited The Ireland Marketplace team at Amazon is looking for a talented, customer-obsessed Category Merchant Manager to help shape the future of our 3rd party marketplace. The role offers the unique opportunity to drive large scale, high visibility projects across … different Amazon teams. As Category Merchant Manager, you will be in charge of projects that contribute to long-term success, improving customer experience, supporting growth. Responsibilities include expanding our product selection by closing parity selection vs EU5, improving product availability, building strong relationships with key partners (both internally and externally) and driving improvements and reaching feature parity vs … detail-oriented, customer-focused, and has strong writing skills with the ability to handle ambiguity and influence employees at all levels of the organization. Key job responsibilities As a Category Merchant Manager, you will play a critical role in driving growth and improving customer experience within the 3rd Party Marketplace. Your key responsibilities will include: •Selection strategy and More ❯

to delivering a safe and reliable train service, by investing in our fleet of trains, stations and employees.As part of this investment we are looking to recruit a Senior Category Manager , on afull time, permanent basis based in Birmingham . The main focus will be to deliver and be accountable for the fleet/indirect or IT category … role, but further training will be offered as the regulations are developed for the passenger rail sector. What does the job involve? Be the procurement expert for the relevant category ensuring accountability for the delivery of the Category Plan Lead on the delivery of procurement strategies and tactical approaches which maximise the successes of our business in line … in line with the NRC Agreement. The above list is not exhaustive, and on occasion, the role may need to undertake other reasonable requests as required by their line manager, in line with grade and competence All staff have a responsibility and accountability to ensure that their day-to-day activities support our commitments under the Sustainability Policy Statement More ❯

to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. The Category Manager will play an integral role in driving the strategic direction aligned with the Head of Procurement's strategy, mission and vision. This role will manage the procurement … achieving the Procurement 2028 vision and annual department objectives, alongside savings targets (cost, time, process and efficiency). Collaborate with business stakeholders to create and manage the ongoing relevant Category plan(s) and ensure it is a ‘living document'. Build an effective, business focused and surgical engagement strategy for our key stakeholders with a ‘one procurement' approach. Working … leading suppliers and ensuring compliance of negotiated agreements to established vendor management policies (such as articulation of service levels and deliverables, etc). Responsible for maintaining the list of category vendors, the master data held on them (contractual and commercial) and supporting for the rollout out POs to our strategic suppliers. Work to ensure the agreed category management More ❯

help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. The IT Category Manager role will play an integral role in driving the strategic direction aligned with the Head of Procurement's strategy, mission and vision. This role will manage the … achieving the Procurement 2028 vision and annual department objectives, alongside savings targets (cost, time, process and efficiency). Collaborate with business stakeholders to create and manage the ongoing relevant Category plan(s) and ensure it is a ‘living document'. Build an effective, business focused and surgical engagement strategy for our key stakeholders with a ‘one procurement' approach. Working … leading suppliers and ensuring compliance of negotiated agreements to established vendor management policies (such as articulation of service levels and deliverables, etc). Responsible for maintaining the list of category vendors, the master data held on them (contractual and commercial) and supporting for the rollout out POs to our strategic suppliers. You'll be someone with: Proven experience in More ❯

s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. AMD together we advance_ THE ROLE: As a Director, Commercial Category Manager for EMEA at AMD, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing regional product and go-to-market strategies. With deep expertise in market dynamics … at the intersection of insight, strategy, and execution-and is passionate about accelerating results. THE PERSON: Does this sound like you? We would love to talk. Proven leader in category, product, or marketing strategy-ideally within the PC hardware and commercial channel space Executive communication skills with the ability to influence internally and externally Able to thrive in ambiguity … for Sales & Marketing campaigns, analyzing performance data and making data-driven recommendations to drive strong business outcomes. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: We'd love to connect if this is your background! Category Management Experience: Proven success in category management, product management, marketing strategy, business planning, product planning. An established background working in Server and Datacenter, Client, Graphics and/or More ❯