SNG (Sovereign Network Group)
Category Manager
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Salary: £55,000.00 - £65,000.00 Per year
Are you an experienced Procurement Manager or Category Manager with proven procurement experience in construction, asset management, or property services? We have two fantastic opportunities for experienced procurement professionals to join our Procurement team at SNG (Sovereign Network Group) as Category Managers, supporting our Property Services and Development directorates.
Based from our offices in Basingstoke or Wembley, this is a great opportunity to combine home and office working to ensure a positive work/life balance. Occasional travel to other offices may be required, and there will be a requirement to attend our Basingstoke office once a week for team days.
The Role
As a Category Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role within our team, delivering a number of strategic and priority sourcing projects, collaborating with stakeholders to develop category plans and identify opportunities, supporting occasional operational procurement requirements, and maintaining procurement compliance. You’ll support one of the following business areas:
- Property Services (Asset Management and Estate Services)
- Development (Main Contractor and construction consultancy)
Main responsibilities include:
- Overseeing nominated category areas, suppliers, and contracts to develop strategic procurement solutions to deliver efficiencies and benefits to the business
- Delivering an agreed portfolio of sourcing projects from end-to-end, ensuring outcomes represent value for money, meet timelines, and facilitate high standards
- Maintaining compliance with the public procurement rules on individual projects and throughout the overall category portfolio
- Leading supplier engagement and sourcing activity throughout the tender process, during the contract life cycle, and for the overall category
- Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders to understand business plans and objectives as well as any challenges, opportunities, and identifying any risks
- Undertaking market research on suppliers, markets, frameworks, etc. to actively support own procurement projects
- Ensuring all expenditure is identified with routes to market being clearly defined
- Identifying areas where procurement can add measurable value in terms of sourcing exercises, onward effective supplier management, and strategic procurement
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.
What we're looking for
You should have demonstrable experience within a similar role in procurement, ideally with knowledge of relevant category areas, such as Development/Construction, Property Services, Asset Management, or Hard FM. You'll also need:
- Strategic procurement category management expertise, evidencing the use of data and analysis to drive decision-making.
- Practical experience of carrying out tenders and competitions in accordance with the public sector procurement rules.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with proven ability to engage and influence others to deliver the best outcomes.
- Experience in supplier relationship management, ensuring value for money deals with suppliers who are committed to delivering a high service to SNG, and managing the commercial performance of procurement contracts.
- An agile approach with high attention to detail and ability to work successfully on multiple projects at different stages, effectively prioritising tasks.
- An understanding of the Procurement Act 2023 and PCR 2015 is relevant and beneficial to this role.
- Experience of working for a registered social housing provider, local authority, or similar public sector body, and/or a provider of repair, maintenance, or facility management services, or a developer of new homes, would be advantageous.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Job Description
We have some great benefits at SNG, including:
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
- Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
- 3 additional wellbeing days and 2 paid volunteering days
- Generous matched pension scheme up to 12% and Life cover at 4x salary
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay
- Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance, and critical illness cover
- Wellbeing discounts, including Gym Memberships and access to a 24/7 virtual GP service
At Sovereign Network Group, we are passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.
Our purpose is to provide good, affordable homes that are the foundation for a better life - and our vision is thriving communities, over generations. We provide over 85,000 homes and invest in communities across London, the South East, South West, and East of England, as well as aiming to create thousands of new affordable homes every year.
Working for us is so much more than just a job. Whatever your role, you'll help us provide homes and services for those who need them - and make a real difference to people’s lives.
Can't find what you're looking for? Sign in to access your account or register with us, where you can set up job alerts and be notified of new opportunities at SNG.
“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