Global Category Manager, Consultancy & Finance Services

Overview

In this Global Category Manager role, you shape the external expertise strategy for Consultancy, Audit, Financial Services, Insurance and outsourced services. You’ll partner with Finance, Legal and business leads to drive value, governance and smarter external partnerships at scale. You lead sourcing, negotiations and supplier relationships while supporting business transformation. As a trusted advisor, you’ll challenge conventional thinking and strengthen Procurement’s strategic role across a global, growth-focused organization. This is a mission-driven opportunity to enable transformation through strategic supplier partnerships.

Pay / Benefits

• Generous annual bonus and pension schemes
• Save As You Earn share options
• Hybrid working model
• Private health and dental plans
• Flexible vacation and time off
• Volunteer hours and employee discounts

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the global category strategy for Consultancy, Audit, Financial Services, Insurance and outsourced services
• Partner with Finance, Legal and business leaders to shape external engagement and advisory engagements
• Use market insight and supplier expertise to influence decisions, governance and value from external partnerships
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives, complex negotiations and broad supplier relationships across a global provider portfolio
• Support business transformation initiatives by ensuring access to required external expertise while balancing innovation, risk and performance
• Act as a trusted advisor, challenging conventional thinking and promoting smarter ways of working
• Shape how Smith+Nephew deploys external expertise to support growth, transformation and operational excellence

Key requirements

• Significant experience managing Consultancy, Professional Services, Advisory Services, Financial Services or related categories within a complex global organisation
• Proven track record developing and executing category strategies that deliver sustainable business value and support transformation objectives
• Strong experience leading complex sourcing initiatives, commercial negotiations and strategic supplier relationships
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills in a global matrix environment

• Stakeholder management
• Influencing skills
• Commercial acumen
• Category strategy development and execution
• Strategic sourcing and negotiations
• Market insight and supplier management

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