Job title: Category Manager Location: Ealing, London W5 – Hybrid working, with one to two days per week in the office depending on business needs Salary: £59,000–£63,000 per annum Contract Type: Permanent Weekly Hours: 35 hours per week
Job Purpose
We are recruiting for an experienced Category Manager to join the Strategic Procurement team of a leading housing organisation based in Ealing. The role will involve developing and delivering category plans, taking ownership of allocated subcategories and leading end-to-end procurement exercises. You will also support procurement transformation, contract management and supplier performance across corporate and professional services.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, implement and regularly review category plans.
- Translate category plans into effective sourcing and procurement activity.
- Lead end-to-end public procurement and tendering exercises.
- Take ownership of corporate and professional services subcategories.
- Manage framework agreements and other procurement projects.
- Support procurement transformation and improvements to systems and processes.
- Ensure a consistent and compliant approach to procurement and contract management.
- Oversee contract implementation and attend supplier review meetings.
- Monitor supplier performance against agreed SLAs and KPIs.
- Work with stakeholders and suppliers to resolve contractual and performance issues.
- Support the commercial and risk management of the supplier portfolio.
- Develop effective relationships with stakeholders, suppliers, partners and framework operators.
- Identify continuous-improvement and efficiency opportunities.
- Monitor procurement activity through D365, P2P and tendering platforms.
Candidate Profile
- Proven experience developing and delivering category plans.
- Experience leading a range of public-sector procurement procedures.
- Strong knowledge of public procurement legislation, including the Procurement Act 2023 and relevant legacy regulations.
- Experience delivering corporate or professional services procurements.
- Previous involvement in procurement transformation.
- Strong contract-management and supplier-performance experience.
- Experience monitoring contracts against SLAs, KPIs and commercial requirements.
- Sound understanding of commercial contracts, terms and conditions.
- Experience with pre- and post-contract commercial administration.
- Strong stakeholder-management, communication and influencing skills.
- Good working knowledge of procurement systems, tendering portals and Microsoft Office.
- MCIPS qualified, or of graduate calibre with a willingness to complete the professional CIPS qualification.
- Project-management experience.
For further information, contact Lewis at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208 966 or email Lewis.Hodson@servicecare.org.uk.
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