🚀 Head of IT Category/Procurement
Location: Whiteley (2–3 days per week on-site) + Agile/Hybrid
Salary: £95k base + £6.6k car allowance + up to 15% bonus + Bupa private medical (family cover) + additional benefits
Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Supply Chain Manager / Head of IT Category to join their team ASAP. This is a strategic leadership role where you’ll shape and deliver category strategies across a key portfolio of IT spend, overseeing end-to-end supply chain activity and driving performance across critical supplier contracts. You’ll also have the opportunity to deputise for the Head of Supply Chain when required.
Key Skills & Experience
We’re looking for a Supply Chain & Procurement leader with:
* Extensive experience in category management and contract management
* A Degree/MBA and membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., CIPS)
* Strong knowledge of best-practice procurement processes and tools
* Excellent planning, organisational and project management capabilities
* Proven background in:
* Leading multi-million-pound complex contract negotiations (up to £80m)
* Managing cross-functional teams and major projects
* Influencing and engaging senior stakeholders
* Delivering measurable value improvement and bottom-line savings
* Operating within blue-chip and FTSE 100 environments
* Working within regulated industries
Additional Requirements
* Responsibility for managing up to £80m of complex and technical spend
* Delegated supply chain authority of £1m per transaction
* Full contract lifecycle ownership across all in-scope agreements