Category Manager

Company: First Military Recruitment
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Location: Reading
Job Description:

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Category Manageron behalf of one of our clients.

Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Develop and implement Category Strategies for assigned sub-group of categories, balancing short and long-term objectives to meet business strategy.

Support and execute stakeholder management.

Delivering benefits through category management interventions within a complex project / programme delivery environment.

Adopt a polite yet tenacious attitude to achieve goals and move projects towards completion.

Skills and Qualifications:

  • 5 years’+ category management experience.
  • Experience working in a highly regulated industry.
  • Supplier relationship management skills and experience.
  • Running procurements, end to end.
  • SC clearance.
  • Sole UK.
  • Ability to Support existing Category Manager.
  • Experience working in a highly regulated industry.
  • Strategic.
  • High attention to detail.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills at all levels and strong communication skills.
  • Able to support putting together packs/materials for supplier reviews.
  • Public procurement background.
  • Defence experience is highly desirable.
  • Some contract management involvement, good to have.

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Posted: September 14th, 2026