1 of 1 Permanent Category Manager Jobs in Yorkshire

Category Manager (IT Procurement) Location: Based in Leeds (working 2 days in office)Salary: c.£60,000 - £65,000 plus strong benefits packageGrafton Recruitment are working with a large international corporate to appoint a Category Manager who will manage group IT and technology spend.You will be an experienced procurement professional with knowledge of managing key suppliers … services, and professional services spend. You will need to have excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, as well as strong project management skills.This role offers a great opportunity to lead category strategy for defined areas and negotiate high value contracts. You will be part of a large and sophisticated procurement team.Responsibilities: Supplier Sourcing - identification and evaluation of suppliers Tendering, negotiating … Managing complex contracts, and identifying supplier risk Managing, advising, and influencing stakeholders through the procurement process Managing supplier relationships, setting supplier strategy and evaluating supplier performance Project procurement and category management approach Category centralization and strategy development Requirements: Experience of leading and managing end to end procurement process, tendering and contract award. Procurement experience for indirect categories, including More ❯