Category Specialist (Procurement)

Location: Thorncliffe Park, Sheffield, United Kingdom; hybrid work with two days at home and three days on-site

Company

hirify.global develops healthcare solutions and aims to improve patient care worldwide through innovation, efficiency, sustainability, trust, and transparency.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end sourcing and procurement activities across the assigned category.
• Develop and manage contracts in line with legal, regulatory, and internal procurement requirements.
• Monitor supplier performance against KPIs and drive service, value, and cost improvements.
• Conduct market, spend, and demand analysis; track savings, cost movements, and performance metrics.
• Support procurement systems, process compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with regional and international teams on global procurement and category strategy.

Requirements

• Experience in procurement, sourcing, or category management.
• Experience managing contracts and supplier relationships end-to-end.
• Strong negotiation, influencing, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to analyse data, identify trends, and deliver cost-saving opportunities.
• Strong organisation, attention to detail, compliance awareness, and a continuous-improvement mindset.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and procurement systems.

Culture & Benefits

• 37.5-hour working week, Monday to Friday.
• 27 days of annual leave.
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme.
• 7% employer pension contribution and 3x salary life assurance.
• Group income protection, enhanced sick pay, and family-friendly payments.
• Health and wellbeing programme, employee assistance programme, and free car parking.