Global Category Manager

Ref: AS7454353

London, England

£80,000

• Permanent
• Strategic Procurement
• IT Category Management
• Supplier Relationship Management

About the candidate

A commercially focused procurement professional with strong global category management experience across IT, software, digital services and professional services. They have worked within large, complex international organisations, managing multimillion-pound spend and building category strategies that support business goals while improving supplier performance.

They bring a confident, collaborative style and are used to working closely with senior stakeholders across regions. With a strong mix of strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management and negotiation experience, they are well placed to add value in a permanent Global Category Manager role.

What makes them great?

• Strong commercial impact: Delivered around 20% cost reduction over two years by streamlining procurement processes across multiple regions.
• Risk and performance improvement: Introduced supplier management improvements that reduced risk exposure by approximately 15% while strengthening service delivery.
• Global procurement experience: Comfortable managing complex, multimillion-pound budgets and negotiating contracts across large international supplier networks.

Areas of expertise

• Global category strategy: Experienced in developing and delivering procurement strategies across IT, professional services, telecoms and digital service categories.
• Supplier relationship management: Skilled in improving supplier performance, reducing risk and creating frameworks that support long-term value.
• Stakeholder engagement: Confident working with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to align procurement activity with wider business objectives.