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Principal Category Manager

Ref: AS7633094

Manchester, UK

£50,000

  • Permanent
  • Public Sector Procurement
  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Supplier Management

About the candidate

A commercially focused Principal Category Manager with over eight years’ experience across public sector procurement, specialising in IT, healthcare and complex regulated environments. They bring strong knowledge of public contracts regulations, strategic sourcing and supplier management, with a proven ability to deliver compliant procurement activity while improving service outcomes.

They are collaborative, stakeholder-focused and confident leading procurement projects from strategy through to delivery. With experience supporting clinical, technical and operational teams, they are well suited to a permanent role where they can shape category strategy, strengthen supplier performance and support wider organisational objectives.

What makes them great?

  • Cost reduction delivery: Developed sourcing strategies that achieved around 20% cost savings across key contracts while maintaining service quality.
  • Improved procurement efficiency: Implemented new frameworks that reduced lead times by around 30% and improved supplier engagement.
  • Strong stakeholder approach: Works closely with internal teams, including clinical and technical stakeholders, to ensure procurement supports wider organisational priorities.

Areas of expertise

  • Strategic sourcing: Experienced in developing category and sourcing strategies for high-value technology, healthcare and public sector procurement projects.
  • Supplier management: Skilled in building supplier relationships, monitoring performance and driving continuous improvement across key contracts and frameworks.
  • Public sector procurement: Strong understanding of compliant tendering, framework utilisation and procurement activity within regulated environments.