Senior Category Manager

Career Moves are delighted to be partnering with a leading global media and analytics organisation undergoing an exciting period of transformation and growth.

Join a fast-paced international business as a Senior Category Manager, supporting key Technology and Operations spend areas. You'll partner with business leaders to deliver sourcing projects, shape category strategies, and optimise supplier performance across Data, Insights, Research and Technology services.

• Develop and deliver category strategies across a portfolio of indirect spend areas, ensuring commercial value, risk management and supplier performance objectives are achieved.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities, including business requirements gathering, market analysis, supplier selection, commercial negotiations, contract execution and supplier onboarding.
• Identify opportunities to optimise spend, improve supplier relationships and enhance procurement effectiveness across assigned categories.
• Establish and maintain clear procurement processes, governance frameworks and sourcing plans to support business objectives.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, providing commercial guidance and ensuring procurement solutions meet operational needs.
• Drive cost reduction, value creation and efficiency initiatives through strategic sourcing, supplier optimisation and demand management activities.
• Support the management of key supplier relationships, ensuring performance, service levels and commercial commitments are effectively delivered.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to deliver procurement projects and business change initiatives.

• Significant procurement and category management experience, ideally gained within a fast-paced, international environment.
• Proven experience managing indirect spend categories, with strong knowledge of strategic sourcing and supplier management.
• Demonstrable track record of developing category plans, implementing procurement best practice and delivering measurable commercial outcomes.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience negotiating complex supplier agreements and managing contractual risk.
• Ability to build credibility with stakeholders at all levels and influence decision-making across the organisation.
• Experience working within complex, matrix-style businesses and managing relationships across multiple functions and geographies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience interpreting spend data and identifying improvement opportunities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Understanding of supplier performance management, risk assessment and procurement governance principles.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and deliver results within challenging timescales.
• Degree educated and/or professionally qualified (MCIPS desirable).