Average Category Manager salary in the UK

Title: Category Buyer Salary: £40KLocation: South LincolnshireIndustry: FMCG - FoodWorking Pattern: Hybrid Are you a commercial and customer-focused Buyer with a passion for food and supply chain excellence?We're looking for a dynamic, strategic and customer-driven Category Buyer to take ownership of a key product category within a fast-paced, growing food business. This role is ideal for someone who lives and breathes product and customer - someone who understands the UK food market, thrives on negotiation, and delivers measurable results. You'll have the freedom to innovate, build strong supplier relationships and make a tangible impact on category performance. Roles & Responsibilities: Deliver the Category & Procurement Plan - driving sales, margin, and profit across your area. Negotiate contracts, pricing, and terms to secure the best possible cost, service, and value. Build and manage strong supplier relationships through regular performance reviews. Oversee the end-to-end procurement process, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency. Identify and onboard new suppliers that bring quality, reliability, and innovation. Analyse market trends - spotting inflation risks, supply chain issues, and cost-saving opportunities. Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, supply chain, and technical teams to align strategy and maximise availability. Manage inventory and shelf life to minimise waste and maintain high service levels. Represent the business at industry events and trade shows, keeping connected to emerging trends and opportunities. Candidate Criteria: Proven experience in a Buyer or Category Buyer role (ideally within food or FMCG). Strong commercial and negotiation skills, with a track record of delivering margin and supply benefits. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Ability to work independently, problem solve and make smart, data-driven decisions. Resilient under pressure, organised and comfortable managing multiple priorities. Detail-oriented, analytical, and confident interpreting data to influence decisions. Why Join? This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of a key category within a business that values innovation, integrity, and trust.You'll be part of a collaborative team where your ideas truly count - and where you can see the commercial impact of your work every day.The recruitment for this role has been outsourced to Jordan at MorePeople - if successfully shortlisted, Jordan will be in touch to discuss your application further.

Job Title: Category Manager - Indirect (3 Roles Available) Location: Liverpool (Hybrid/Flexible Working Options) Contract: 12-Month Fixed Term Contract Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum Start Date: Immediate My client is seeking three experienced Category Managers to join their Procurement team, supporting a wide range of categories, including Estates, IT and Professional Services. This is a fantastic opportunity for motivated and commercially minded professionals to make a real impact across multiple high-profile categories. Key Responsibilities: Lead the end-to-end procurement process for a variety of categories, ensuring value for money and compliance with procurement regulations.Develop and implement category strategies aligned with business needs.Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to drive innovation and continuous improvement.Collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions.Provide expert advice on procurement best practice within your allocated categories. About You: Proven experience as a Category Manager or similar role, ideally within Estates, IT or Professional Services, within the private sector. Strong knowledge of procurement processes, frameworks, and compliance requirements.Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills.Ability to work proactively and deliver results at pace.Available to start immediately and commit to the full fixed-term contract. What's on Offer: Competitive salary of £40,000 - £45,000 (depending on experience). Opportunity to gain broad category exposure across multiple services.Flexible and supportive working environment.The chance to make a tangible impact on a high-profile organisation. If you are a confident and driven procurement professional looking for your next challenge, my client would love to hear from you. Apply today! Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

Category Manager | £55,000- £60,000 + Benefits | 12-month FTC | London - Hybrid Working For a large UK-wide Housing Association, we're recruiting a Category Manager on a 12-month FTC. During a period of significant investment in service provision and effective category management and business partnering, the Category Manager will continue this journey of operational excellence and will develop and lead strategic sourcing, agreeing procurement strategy for several supply chain categories taking a commercial and compliant approach in development the best routes to market. What you'll be doing: Work alongside the group procurement team and senior procurement manager to develop and deliver operationally excellent strategies for a portfolio of supply chain categoriesLead on the development, procurement and implementation of category strategies, ensuring contracts awarded deliver value for moneyIdentify key supply relationships to drive improvement in value for money, performance, quality, service and innovationDevelop successful supply chain relationships though supplier visits, and understanding end-to-end supply chainsDevelop extensive market research and analysis and evaluate market intelligence to support procurement strategiesMonitor and report on supplier performance across the group for assigned categoriesPartner with stakeholders to ensure all portfolio suppliers are monitored during their contracts, and facilitate the review and audit of spend categoriesDevelop and provide management information on category spend across all budgets and procurement efficienciesDevelop best practices to ensure regulatory and governance compliance. What you'll offer us: CIPS qualified (or studying towards)Proven track record in applying Public Contracts Regulations (PCR 2015) knowledge to the management of end-to-end procurement activityExperience in Corporate Services or In-directs category managementExperience using different routes to market including frameworks/DPS and other tender approachesExperience delivering high-value complex procurement solutionsProven experience of providing expert procurement advice to a range of stakeholders ________ As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.