Michael Page
Procurement Manager - Indirect Category Manager
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Procurement Manager - Indirect Categories
Client Details
A leading manufacturer, with a strong focus on quality, innovation, and customer service. Known for investing in people, sustainability, and maintaining a market-leading position.
Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a commercially focused Procurement Category Manager, Senior Buyer, or ambitious procurement professional looking to take the next step in their career.
This role offers the chance to join a fantastic procurement function responsible for managing significant indirect spend portfolios across a complex and fast-paced business. Whether you already have generalist category management experience or are looking to broaden your expertise into areas such as Technology, this position provides excellent exposure, development opportunities, and clear career progression. You will lead mainly the tech category, but you will be supported in this area.
You will partner with stakeholders across the business to develop sourcing strategies, deliver tenders, manage supplier relationships, and drive commercial value.
You'll play a key role in shaping procurement strategy while supporting a broad range of indirect spend categories, with particular interest in candidates who have experience within, or are keen to develop into, Technology and IT procurement.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement category and sourcing strategies aligned to business objectives.
- Lead end-to-end procurement projects, including RFQs, RFPs, tenders, and supplier negotiations.
- Build strong business partnerships with stakeholders across multiple functions.
- Manage supplier performance, contracts, risk, and commercial relationships.
- Deliver cost savings, value creation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to improve quality, service levels, and operational efficiency.
- Support procurement transformation and change projects.
- Utilise market intelligence and spend analysis to inform strategic decisions.
- Negotiate commercial agreements and contract renewals.
- Ensure robust contract management and supplier governance processes are in place.
Profile
A successful Procurement Manager / Category Manager / Senior Indirect Buyer should have:
- Proven experience in procurement, ideally within the industrial or manufacturing sector.
- Experience in indirect procurement (generalist category management) and ideally an understanding of IT.
- Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
- Knowledge of procurement processes and best practices.
- Ability to analyse data and identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
- Familiarity with relevant regulations and compliance standards.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making.
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Job Offer
- Salary of £55,000 to £60,000 + Bonus
- Permanent position based in Bolton (Hybrid working)
- Opportunity to work within the industrial and manufacturing sector.
If you're interested in this role, apply now ASAP.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Procurement Manager - Indirects - Category Manager / Senior Buyer - IT Category
- 📍 Greater Manchester (Hybrid - 3 days onsite)
- 💰 £55,000 - £60,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Ready for your next step in procurement?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a commercially focused Procurement Category Manager, Senior Buyer, or ambitious procurement professional looking to take the next step in their career.
This role offers the chance to join a high-performing procurement function responsible for managing significant indirect spend portfolios across a complex and fast-paced business. Whether you already have category management experience or are looking to broaden your expertise into areas such as Technology, this position provides excellent exposure, development opportunities, and clear career progression.
The Opportunity
Reporting into the Senior Procurement Manager, you will partner with stakeholders across the business to develop sourcing strategies, deliver tenders, manage supplier relationships, and drive commercial value.
You'll play a key role in shaping procurement strategy while supporting a broad range of indirect spend categories, with particular interest in candidates who have experience within, or are keen to develop into, Technology and IT procurement.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement category and sourcing strategies aligned to business objectives.
- Lead end-to-end procurement projects, including RFQs, RFPs, tenders, and supplier negotiations.
- Build strong business partnerships with stakeholders across multiple functions.
- Manage supplier performance, contracts, risk, and commercial relationships.
- Deliver cost savings, value creation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to improve quality, service levels, and operational efficiency.
- Support procurement transformation and change projects.
- Utilise market intelligence and spend analysis to inform strategic decisions.
- Negotiate commercial agreements and contract renewals.
- Ensure robust contract management and supplier governance processes are in place.
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About You
We're keen to speak with individuals who can demonstrate:
- Experience within INDIRECT procurement, sourcing, category management, senior indirect buyer, or purchasing. This would be generalist, but ideally IT Category experience.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Commercially astute with the ability to negotiate and deliver value.
- Experience managing suppliers and contracts.
- End-to-end tendering and sourcing expertise.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to work across multiple categories and projects simultaneously.
- Experience within a large, complex, or multi-site organisation must be manufacturing, FMCG, Industrial, Pharmaceutical, etc.
- CIPS qualification (or working towards) would be advantageous.
Desirable Experience (not essential)
- Exposure to IT, Technology, Software, Telecoms, or Digital categories.
- Experience within a large, complex, or multi-site organisation.
- Business partnering experience with senior stakeholders.
- Procurement transformation or continuous improvement experience.
What's on Offer?
- Salary of £55,000 - £60,000 + Performance-related bonus
- Hybrid working (3 days onsite with flexibility)
- Excellent career development opportunities
- Exposure to significant spend and strategic procurement projects
- Opportunity to develop category expertise across a broad indirect portfolio
- Collaborative and supportive procurement team environment
Why Apply?
This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Buyer looking to move into Category Management, an established Category Manager seeking greater responsibility, or a procurement professional wanting to build experience across strategic indirect categories, including IT procurement, stakeholder engagement, supplier management, and delivering commercial value. We'd love to hear from you.
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