Senior Category Manager Home working with regular travel into our Bradford office circa. £65000 (depending on experience) plus £6,400 car allowance Permanent, 37.5 hours per week As Senior Category Manager, you will be responsible for: * Developing and implementing a series of strategic category plans for major and complex categories, working with senior business stakeholders to align the needs. * Managing strategic relationships with high risk / high value suppliers and supporting the supplier management framework. * Develop and deliver annual value for money / cost savings programme to the organisation * Providing expert Procurement guidance to a range of internal stakeholders. * Ensure compliance with the business governance and policy requirements whilst applying a risk-based approach to deliver maximum value. * Develop, motivate and manage a team of Category Managers and Category Assistants to support sourcing activity across a diverse spend portfolio About you Ideally you will: * Be a Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) or appropriate professional institute or relevant experience. * Have a degree level qualification plus senior specialist procurement knowledge and experience. * Have evidence of continuous professional development (CPD), preferably with reference to Procurement Act (2023) It would be great if you have: * Extensive experience within a senior procurement and supply chain role, preferably with experience of Procurement Act 2023 * Significant experience & understanding and application of Strategic sourcing methodologies. * Advanced negotiation experience. * Experience of contract management. * Experience of leading a team, delegation and empowerment. * Experience of project managing complex procurement activities from initial planning to contract award. * Experience of supplier relationship/stakeholder management. * Experience of building collaborative partnerships with internal customers * Track record of ability to develop and deliver against value for money / cost saving targets. * Management of resources and financial risk and commercial acumen. * Experience of sourcing, mapping and managing supply chain partners Ideally, we’d also like you to have/be: * Fabulous communication skills * Great relationship building skills * Excellent organisational/time management skills * Great IT skills About Us Anchor is the largest provider of specialist housing and care for people in later life in England, employing more than 9,000 people throughout England. We provide more than 60,000 homes for older people and are a trusted care provider with more than 100 care homes. We know that quality services start with quality people. We work hard to be recognised as a leading employer and are committed to retaining and attracting the best in our industry. At Anchor we believe in values. We are Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest. We believe our people should be proud of the work they do making a difference to society and our customers Anchor – a great place to work Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life. We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities. Celebrating diversity, celebrating you Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other. We are proud to have an LGBT group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others. We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes