Job: Category Pipeline Manager
Contract: Initially 7 month (Inside IR35)
Location: Reading (3 days a week onsite)
You will develop and implement category strategies aligned to business objectives, driving efficiencies and savings while managing end-to-end strategic sourcing activity. The role combines hands-on delivery with longer-term category planning and supplier performance management.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and deliver category strategies balancing short- and long-term objectives
Lead RFx activity including supplier evaluation, negotiation, contract award, and handover
Manage and optimise the supplier base, including preferred supplier lists
Monitor supplier performance against KPIs and SLAs, addressing non-compliance
Identify and mitigate supplier risks across performance, ethics, and health & safety
Support supplier relationship management and value creation activities
Use market insight and benchmarking to inform category decisions
Collaborate closely with stakeholders to align sourcing and category plansAbout You
Proven experience in category management and strategic sourcing
Strong negotiation, commercial, and contract management skills
Experience managing supplier performance and risk
Confident stakeholder manager, able to work across a complex organisation
Structured, compliant, and commercially focused approachInterested?
Apply here or reach out to Fintan at TEC Partners for more information