Job Title: Interim Senior Category Manager
Location: North West, Hybrid (2 days p/w office based)
Duration: Until March 2025
Pay: Inside IR35 – 400-500 per day DOE (negotiable)
Spencer Clarke group’s Local Authority Client is seeking two experienced Interim Senior Category Managers to join our dynamic Procurement team. One role will focus on Highways categories, while the other will specialize in public sector corporate procurement. As a Senior Category Manager, you will lead and deliver high-quality category management across a range of spend areas, supporting the transformation of Procurement to a category management approach.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead and deliver innovative and intelligence-led category management strategies to drive transformation within Procurement.
2. Build strong working relationships with senior service colleagues, commissioners, category teams, contract managers, suppliers, and external partners.
3. Lead high-value category procurement exercises to secure goods, works, and services that address the needs of our customers while ensuring value for money and compliance with procurement legislation.
4. Provide commercial and market intelligence to internal customers to support strategic planning and project delivery.
5. Play a proactive role in developing commercial strategies to meet the needs of s...