Hampshire
GBP 60,000 - GBP 65,000 pa
Substantial bonus
Company Car / Car allowance
Pension
Increased Annual Leave
Are you a driven, aspirational Senior Category Manager or experienced Category Manager looking to advance your career in a role that matches your ambition and drive for success?
Are you seeking to shape and implement strategy in a growing, multinational business?
An industry leader is seeking a Procurement Manager to drive procurement efficiency, supplier rationalisation, and stakeholder engagement across its branch network.
The Role
This is a hands-on, business-facing procurement role managing a diverse and fragmented opex spend portfolio across 20+ operational branches, managing a circa GBP 80m spend. You'll work directly with both on-the-ground teams and senior leadership to improve supplier performance, build procurement processes, and deliver measurable value.
You'll also contribute to wider group-level procurement initiatives, helping to embed governance, improve compliance, and drive sourcing practices.
What We Are Looking For
* Strong, proven experience in procurement, ideally within multi-site or operationally intensive sectors.
* A strong grasp of opex or direct spend categories.
* End-to-end sourcing expertise: supplier analysis, RFx, negotiation, and contract management.
* Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills; able to work across varied levels of seniority.
* Commercially minded, data-driven, and solutions-focused.
* Willingness to travel nationally, anticipated 20% travel.
* Degree or CIPS qualification (preferred but not essential).
If you're ready to take on a career-defining role where you can drive real impact, we look forward to your CV/application.
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