Elevation Recruitment Group
Category Manager
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Category Manager – Hull – Excellent Benefits Package
Elevation Recruitment Group are proud to be supporting an established manufacturing business in Hull that is looking to recruit a Category Manager to join their growing team.
The Category Manager will take ownership of end-to-end sourcing across a wide spend portfolio, covering both direct and indirect commodities, and will work closely with senior stakeholders to shape and drive procurement strategy across the site.
If you have strong strategic procurement experience, a background in tender management, and are comfortable developing commodity strategies from the ground up, this Category Manager opportunity is well worth a conversation.
Working Hours / Benefits
- Choice of a 4-day working week or standard 5-day week (37.5 hours)
- 25 days annual leave plus public holidays, service days and a holiday purchase scheme
- 6% employer pension contribution
- Private health scheme
- Life assurance
- CIPS study support and development
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
The Role
- Manage end-to-end sourcing for key commodities, covering both direct and indirect spend
- Develop and implement commodity strategies, using the seven-step sourcing methodology to guide market analysis, supplier selection and contracting
- Review the current supply base to ensure it remains fit for purpose against strategic objectives, and put Long Term Agreements in place across strategic commodity groups
- Implement supplier scorecards to monitor and report on performance against cost, quality, delivery and OTIF
- Identify and deliver supplier cost savings, including VA and VE initiatives, while eliminating non-value-adding activity
- Manage supply chain risk, tactical supplier escalations, and Supply Chain input into NPD and engineering change
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
The Person
- At least 3 years purchasing experience within a manufacturing environment
- Proven track record developing and executing commodity strategies
- Confident negotiator with strong written, verbal and presentation skills
About Elevation
Elevation Recruitment Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy that helps people build long-term, successful careers. We work across a wide range of industries and disciplines with a focus on making recruitment feel more human, more honest and more effective. We are specialists in every function and experts in every hire. Check out our website to find out more.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills