Bramwith Consulting
Global Category Manager – HR Services & Contingent Labour
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Global Category Manager – HR Services & Contingent Labour – £90,000–£95,000 + Car Allowance + 15% Bonus + Package – Remote with Travel
An exciting opportunity to join a major global organisation undergoing significant transformation across its procurement function and operating model.
We are looking for an experienced Global Category Manager – HR Services & Contingent Labour to take ownership of a strategically important category, with a major focus on Contingent Labour, Temporary Labour, Staffing and MSP solutions.
This is a high-profile opportunity to shape the organisation's global approach to its external workforce, partnering with senior stakeholders across HR, Procurement and Operations to drive commercial value, improve supplier performance and develop a more strategic approach to contingent labour.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute global category strategies across Contingent Labour, Temporary Labour, Staffing and wider workforce solutions
- Lead major sourcing programmes and commercial negotiations across MSP and contingent workforce providers
- Review and optimise existing MSP models, supplier structures and commercial arrangements
- Lead complex RFPs, tenders and negotiations with major staffing and workforce solution providers
- Manage significant spend and identify opportunities for cost optimisation, supplier consolidation and commercial improvement
- Partner closely with senior HR and business stakeholders to understand workforce requirements across multiple markets
- Develop strategic relationships with key MSP, staffing and HR Services suppliers
- Use market intelligence, spend and workforce data to identify opportunities and shape category strategy
- Drive supplier performance, governance, compliance and continuous improvement
- Support the wider transformation of the procurement function and its approach to HR Services
- Remain hands-on commercially, while taking a strategic approach to category development
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What My Client is Looking For:
- Strong procurement/category management experience across Contingent Labour / Temporary Labour / Staffing
- Experience sourcing, negotiating and commercially managing MSP solutions is highly desirable
- A strong understanding of contingent workforce models, staffing suppliers and the wider external labour market
- Strong strategic sourcing, category management and complex negotiation experience
- The ability to engage and influence senior HR, Procurement and Operational stakeholders
- Experience operating across multiple countries or within a global procurement environment would be advantageous
- Wider HR Services category experience across areas such as Recruitment, HR Technology, Learning & Development or Professional Services would also be beneficial
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This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong Contingent Labour and MSP procurement experience to take ownership of a high-profile category within a major global organisation.
You will have the autonomy to shape strategy, challenge existing ways of working and influence how the organisation manages its contingent workforce globally, while gaining significant exposure to senior stakeholders and excellent long-term career development opportunities.
Interested? Please send your CV to g.sivarajah@bramwith.com.
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