Category Manager

Senior Category Manager

Location: Sunbury

Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office
Contract: 6 Months
Start: ASAP
Rate: £820 per day Inside IR35 via Paystream or £594 per day + Holiday Pay via PAYE

We are looking for an experienced Senior Category Manager to lead procurement activities across Enterprise ERP software and services.

Experience with SAP S/4HANA is highly desirable and will be a significant advantage.

You’ll manage a large team, lead complex commercial negotiations, drive procurement value, and build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, including C-suite executives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead procurement delivery and stakeholder management.
• Manage Enterprise ERP software and services contracts.
• Drive commercial negotiations and value across categories.
• Ensure procurement compliance and delivery against SLAs/OLAs.
• Engage with senior stakeholders, including C-suite executives.

Essential Skills

• Extensive commercial negotiation experience.
• Strong knowledge of Enterprise ERP contracts.
• Experience with IT software and services procurement.
• Proven leadership and team management experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management at senior/C-suite level.

If this opportunity if of interest please submit your CV ASAP. Please note we consider every CV that is submitted to us, however due to time constraints and high volumes of CVs we are only able to get back to those applications that are successful.

If we have not contacted you within 48 hours, unfortunately your application has not been successful and we wish you all the best in your job search.