Average Category Manager salary in Yorkshire and Humberside

Your New Salary: £220 p/d PAYE or £280p/d Umbrella (inside IR35)* equivalent of £50K pa Location: Central London or Leeds Duration: Temporary assignment until 11/04/2025 (potential extension) Working hours: 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday, can be fully remote or hybrid Who You'll Be Working for: World class luxury fashion brand. What You'll be Doing: Supporting procurement categories for colleague-facing services owned and managed by Procurement, including travel (taxis, air travel, hotels) and expenses. Category Manager - Travel & Expenses - Responsibilities: Creating sustainable value in upstream and downstream activities across all spend categories for category strategies and plans, sourcing and the creation of excellent contracts, some global, regional and some single-market.Ongoing Category Management. Ensure that Supplier contracts are being delivered in line with the agreed contract, to the level of performance and quality.Research new suppliers, challenge the incumbent suppliers for innovation and monitor existing relationships.Develop category strategies and plans and effective communication across the business.Follow market trends to enable insight through market research, benchmarking, supplier knowledge and networking.Liaise closely with Business Partners and Finance to deliver the services at the best commercial value and improve processes, specifications and commercial relationships.Work with the wider company's Business Services Procurement function to ensure that value is driven from all commercial contracts setting targets for improvements.Understand overall acquisition costs and develop appropriate cost models for decision making and performance reporting.Ensure CSR compliance through the supply chain.Develop supplier and supply market expertise to inform category strategies.Work with internal customers to ensure category projects are delivered on time and within budget.Provide support to Finance teams with managing their Opex budgets.Ensure the management of this category fits within the wider procurement agenda and ensure this aligns with internal stakeholder requirements & goals Project delivery.Negotiate with suppliers to deliver significant measurable and sustainable annual savings in both budgets and cost avoidance.Be responsible for the creation of RFI/RFPs through to conclusion in line with the relevant Policies Lead and develop breakthrough business projects in category using advanced category management/strategic sourcing tools.Drive the identification of supplier performance improvements.Review savings opportunities and areas for efficiencies. Category Manager - Travel & Expenses - The Skills You'll Need to Succeed: Experience in relevant T&E Category Management is essentialExperience in relevant industry within luxury retail is desirableAbility to demonstrate category knowledge and speak with subject matter experts internally and externallyGood knowledge of procurement concepts, processes and techniques including commercial contracts negotiation skills and relationship managementExperience implementing sourcing methodologies for category managementStrong negotiation skills to achieve Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)Strong travel procurement experience including contract negotiationsProficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPointWell-developed stakeholder management skillsExcellent interpersonal skills with an ability to inspire trust and confidenceAbility to develop strategic project and category plans *Please note this Umbrella rate is the amount payable to the Umbrella company - this does not represent what you will actually receive from the Umbrella company. To view all our Supply Chain jobs please go to www.people-first.co.uk Please follow us on Linkedin: people-first-supply-chain We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation. People First is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability. People First (Recruitment) Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent and fixed term contract recruitment and as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Please note that by applying for this job you accept our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy which can be found on our website.

Title: Category ManagerLocation: NottinghamSalary: up to £50,000Elevation Recruitment Group's Procurement & Supply Chain division are partnering exclusively with a key client based in Nottingham as they look to recruit the newly created role of Category Manager (Indirect). The Category Manager will be responsible for maximising efficiency and contributing to business results while taking ownership for the procurement of goods & services for the business by identifying cost saving opportunities across a range of categories. This opportunity offers full autonomy and a flexible and hybrid working arrangement as well as: 20 Days Holiday + StatsHybrid WorkingPrivate HealthcareHealth & Wellbeing Weeks / Gym DiscountsInternal / External Training  Duties & Responsibilities of the Category Manager will include:  Stakeholder management across the business, project co-ordination, working cross-functionally, setting and delivering on agreed timescalesDevelop, implement, and refresh category plans which examine the marketplace and identify savingsTender, evaluation and negotiation of long-term supply contracts complete with terms and conditions Monitor and improve supplier delivery, quality and cost performance Launch price enquiries with suppliers against new bids and evaluate/negotiate offers Lead the supplier qualification process for new and existing sources of supply against allocated Indirect Categories Key Skills & Experience: 3-5 years Indirect procurement experience Experienced in project management / stakeholder managementProven track record of cost savings and improvement to service levelExperienced negotiator / experienced in supplier relationship managementUnderstanding of basic engineering (desirable)CIPS Qualified (desirable) If you would like to discuss this Category Manager opportunity in more detail, then please get in touch with Mike McVeigh at Elevation Recruitment Group now.

Category Manager - ITHyrbid working Up to £50,000 base salary Outstanding additional benefits package! Elevation Recruitment Group are delighted to be working with a leading rail business based in Derby in the search for an experienced Category Manager to focus on the businesses Indirect requirements.  As a Category Manager you will: Be the procurement expert for the categories which fall under your responsibility.Lead on procurement strategies and tactical approaches which maximise the successes of the business.Managing strategically important contracts, driving sustainable benefits.Working with cross functional teams to support positive relationships with suppliers.Lead the complete tender process (formulation and evaluation through to negotiation and award) ensuring value for money, competitive terms are achieved and ensure full compliancy to the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016 & company procedures are followed.Ensure the UK laws and industry standards regarding purchasing and contract activities are communicated at every opportunity by the post holder to all managers and other appropriate staff.Ensure that the appropriate conditions of purchase/contract are applied to transactions to protect the company's interests.Ensure supplier performance is to required business standards. About you: Motivated team player with a flexible and supportive approach to your workExperience working within a procurement functionCIPS qualifications desirableStrong communication skills and the desire to build excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders