Nationwide Building Society
Category Sourcing Manager - Property
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Category Sourcing Manager - Property
Category Sourcing Manager – Real Estate/Property
Nationwide’s procurement function is transforming to deliver exceptional outcomes for the organisation. Our operating model blends category alignment with strategic business partnering, focusing on generating value for both the business and its members.
As a Category Sourcing Manager, you’ll take a lead role in shaping how Nationwide sources, negotiates, and manages supplier relationships—balancing commercial excellence, strong governance, and compliance. You’ll drive strategic decision-making in sourcing, outsourcing, and supplier partnerships while adapting to evolving markets, technologies, and trends in financial services. Additionally, you’ll champion new ways of working, ensuring continuous innovation while respecting established processes.
Apply your strategic insight, hand-on delivery, and proven track record to secure the best deals, cost savings, and risk mitigation for NBS, securing Nationwide’s resilience.
Flexible Working Offer
We are committed to supporting a hybrid working model where possible. Nationwide encourages meaningful collaboration by bringing colleagues together across our UK-wide estate while also providing significant access to homeworking. Office time is prioritised for problem-solving, learning, and connection.
For this role, you’ll primarily work from your nearest regional hub, with regular attendance at collaboration events. These events will occur monthly at our Swindon, London, or Glasgow offices.
Please note: In the event of a high volume of relevant applications, we may finalise recruitment sooner than the advertised date. We encourage you to apply promptly.
### What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll leverage your procurement expertise and strong stakeholder relationships to shape and deliver category strategies that drive value and resilience.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a trusted business partner—providing market insight, influencing decisions, and enabling smarter sourcing solutions.
- Secure robust commercial agreements that align with Nationwide’s risk appetite, delivering optimal value for customers while mitigating risks.
- Develop and leverage supplier partnerships to unlock new opportunities and drive continuous improvement.
- Negotiate complex contractual frameworks, particularly in Property & Real Estate, balancing commercial, operational, and regulatory needs.
- Draft and manage complex contracts while tracking the contract pipeline.
- Analyse market trends to inform strategy and optimise sourcing outcomes.
- Work at pace across multiple projects to deliver successful category strategies.
This role provides visible impact—optimising costs, mitigating risks, and enabling innovation across Nationwide.
### About You
To succeed in this role, you’ll bring:
Essential Requirements:
- Deep procurement and supply chain expertise—including category management (focused on Real Estate/Property), contract negotiation, supplier selection, and relationship management.
- Strong commercial acumen with a proven track record of delivering value-driven deals, particularly in regulated environments.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills—ability to build trust and influence stakeholders across all levels of the business.
- Analytical prowess to interpret complex market data, driving sound commercial decisions.
- Solids knowledge of contract law and risk management, ensuring robust governance and resilience.
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You’ll embody Nationwide’s customer-first behaviours:
- Feel what customers feel – Put yourself in their shoes by listening to feedback and ensuring decisions are customer-focused.
- Say it straight – Be bold in sharing perspectives openly while maintaining direct communication.
- Push for better – Embrace continuous improvement, challenging the status quo to deliver excellence.
- Get it done – Prioritise tasks, act decisively, and hold yourself accountable for outcomes that benefit customers.
Bonus Considerations:
We welcome expressions of how these behaviours resonate with you or how you’ve previously demonstrated them.
### Benefits & Perks
At Nationwide, you can enjoy a wide range of employee benefits:
- 25 days holiday (pro rata) + additional bank holidays.
- Access to private medical insurance.
- A highly competitive pension scheme to secure financial stability.
- Annual performance-related bonus.
- Training and career development opportunities.
- Flexible salary sacrifice options (e.g., cycle schemes, additional healthcare).
- Life assurance for your loved ones in your absence.
- Wellhub – free membership to health and wellness resources.
- Up to 2 days paid volunteering per year.
- Financial services with purpose – Owned by customers, for their long-term benefit.
Join a community where purpose, recognition, and growth matter—Uncompromisingly Customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.
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