Indirect Category Manager (6-Month FTC) | London | Hybrid
Salary: £70,000–£75,000 (pro rata)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Indirect Category Manager to join a highly respected organisation on a 6-month fixed-term contract.
You’ll play a key role in leading procurement activity across a broad range of indirect spend categories, partnering with stakeholders to develop category strategies, drive commercial value and deliver strategic sourcing initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead end-to-end sourcing and tendering activities across indirect spend categories.
• Develop and implement category strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• Negotiate contracts and deliver commercial value.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimisation, supplier performance improvement and continuous value creation.
• Ensure procurement activity is delivered in line with organisational policies and best practice.
About You
• Proven experience in indirect procurement or category management.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience delivering end-to-end procurement projects.
• Commercially astute with excellent negotiation skills.
• MCIPS (or working towards) is desirable.
Bruin is an independent recruitment consultancy with an exclusive focus on the financial and professional services sector.
Bruin is preferred supplier to the world's leading institutions who value our boutique apporach, our Consultants' in depth knowledge, and our award winning diversity and inclusion services.
As a specialist consultancy, we focus on assisting experienced candidates in our core areas and partner with clients to provide tailored advisory solutions.
Our core areas across the UK and Europe include:.
Acturial; Broking, Underwriting & Claims; Change Management & Technology; Compliance; Credit & Risk Management; Finance & Accountancy; HR & Secretarial; Investment & Middle Office; Legal; Operations; Pensions & Employee Benefits; Sales & Marketing
Our Consultants are some of the most experienced financial and professional services recruiters in the UK, offering expert advice and insight into the current jobs market. Whether you are seeking a short term assignment that suits your availability or the next permanent step in your career, our Consultants are on hand to help you secure the role that matches your needs.
Bruin has been recognised by a number of industry awards for our innovative diversity and inclusion initiatives. As a business we are vocal champions for a diverse talent pipeline and are proud of the reputation we have built in this area.
Bruin recognises the positive value of diversity, and aims to promote equality and challenge unfair discrimination.
As a champion of equal opportunity employment we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons - men and women, people of all ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions and beliefs.
We particularly encourage applications from women, disabled, and Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as these groups are underrepresented throughout the financial services industry.
Our clients work with us because they value a diverse workforce, and subscribe to our shared principle that all appointments are made on merit and that ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration.
