Senior Category Manager

TL;DR

Senior Category Manager: Responsible for procurement activities and supplier lifecycle management for a leading wealth provider with an accent on commercial negotiation, risk mitigation, and value creation. Focus on establishing category plans, executing sourcing strategies, and ensuring robust supplier governance.

Location: Hybrid, based in Bristol, UK

Company

hirify.global is the UK's leading wealth provider, investing significantly in digital transformation and operational efficiency.

What you will do

• Establish and maintain category plans aligned with business and technology strategy to create commercial value and ensure resilience.
• Execute end-to-end sourcing activities, including market assessments, complex supplier negotiations, and contract implementation.
• Negotiate and structure commercial agreements, ensuring they deliver through the contract term and protect the company post-contract.
• Establish a robust governance framework to manage supplier relationships, measuring performance and risk.
• Drive sustainable savings targets for the financial year while aligning all activities to the ESG plan.

Requirements

• Experience working with senior stakeholders to build category plans and drive cost savings, supplier resilience, and governance.
• Excellent negotiation and problem-solving skills, with experience leading high-value, complex negotiations, including outsourcing and offshoring.
• Ability to constructively challenge business areas with new ways of working, technology, and processes.
• Comfortable coaching and mentoring Contract Managers to enhance commercial value across the supplier lifecycle.
• Innovative, inquisitive nature with the ability to confidently challenge and influence stakeholders.
• Good data analytics skills to understand and consolidate financial, economic, risk, and contractual data.

Nice to have

• Experience working in a technology business, knowledgeable of cloud, AI, and automation technology.
• Knowledge and credibility across various technologies and categories, including Professional Services.
• Knowledge of the regulatory landscape in a Financial Services environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Fixed-term contract (12 months), full-time (37.5 hours/week, Monday-Friday).
• Hybrid flexible working pattern, offering the option to work from home and in the office.
• Inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce.

Hiring process

• Interview process will incorporate competency-based questions.
• Assessment of your technical knowledge and transferable skills.