Senior Category Manager – SC Cleared

Duration: 12 Months
Rate: £450-£550 Outside IR35
Clearance: SC Clearance
Location: Reading 3 days per week

We’re looking for a commercially sharp Category Manager to own and deliver category strategies across a defined portfolio. You’ll balance short-term savings with long-term value, drive competitive sourcing, and build strong, performance-led supplier relationships that directly support the organisation’s wider objectives.

This is a role for someone who’s confident operating in complexity – shaping strategy, leading sourcing activity end-to-end, and providing commercial assurance across high-value, high-risk contracts.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Own and deliver category strategies, aligned to business priorities, cost efficiency targets, and long-term value creation

• Lead complex sourcing activity end to end – RFx, supplier evaluation, negotiation, contract award and handover

• Act as the commercial lead for your categories, providing contractual and commercial assurance throughout the lifecycle

• Manage and develop key and critical suppliers, driving performance, managing risk, and unlocking additional value

• Lead supplier engagement at senior levels, including Management and Executive Business Reviews

• Embed robust supplier segmentation, performance management, and risk mitigation practices

• Provide market insight, benchmarking, and business intelligence to inform category decisions

• Forecast spend, manage commercial risk, and assess the impact of change across contracts

• Work closely with internal stakeholders and service centres to ensure seamless delivery and governance

What You’ll Bring

• Strong experience in category management and strategic sourcing

• Proven ability to manage high-value, complex contracts and supplier relationships

• Commercially astute, with a clear understanding of total cost of ownership and lifecycle value

• Confident stakeholder manager, able to influence at all levels

• Experience working within structured procurement or category management frameworks

• A proactive, delivery-focused mindset with strong commercial judgement

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Senior Procurement Lead – Real Estate, Facilities, Office Services

Starting ASAP

6 Months initially – high likelihood of extension

London base – very flexible on home working but will need to attend London office on occasion

£575 – £650 a day inside IR35

2 stage Interview Process – Virtual

The Role

We have an urgent requirement for an experienced Procurement Senior Manager with strong Real Estate and Office Services category expertise to join a large, complex, global professional services organisation. This is a leadership role within procurement, operating across EMEA with global stakeholder exposure.

The role offers flexible hybrid working, senior-level stakeholder engagement, and the opportunity to lead high-value, strategically critical procurement initiatives within a global environment.

You will provide global leadership across one or more Real Estate and Office Services master category strategies, lead complex sourcing and contract negotiations, and act as a trusted advisor to senior procurement and business leaders. In addition, you will mentor and develop team members while driving continuous improvement across category management, supplier performance, and commercial outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead global and EMEA-focused category strategies for Real Estate and Office Services
• Own and manage key strategic supplier relationships at regional and global level
• Independently lead complex sourcing and contract negotiations, while guiding wider team delivery
• Manage and develop procurement team members, providing coaching and oversight
• Analyse spend, supplier performance, and market data to identify risks, opportunities, and trends
• Advise senior leadership on category strategy, market developments, and procurement priorities
• Drive continuous improvement through process optimisation, technology, and data-led insights
• Collaborate across multiple business units and geographies in a highly matrixed environment

We Are Looking For:

• Significant experience in a senior Procurement or Category Management role within a large, complex organisation
• Experience managing a small team is essential.
• Strong specialist experience within Real Estate, Facilities, Office Services or Construction-related categories
• Proven track record of leading complex sourcing initiatives and contract negotiations
• Experience managing teams and influencing senior stakeholders and executives
• Strong understanding of category execution, sourcing methodologies, and master category strategy
• Ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments and drive clarity and outcomes
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills
• International or EMEA experience is highly desirable

This role would suit a confident, commercially minded procurement professional who can operate at pace, manage multiple priorities, and deliver value across both cost and risk in a global environment.

If this role is of interest, please apply below!

Procurement Manager – Real Estate, Facilities, Office Services

Starting ASAP

6 Months initially – high likelihood of extension

London base – very flexible on home working but will need to attend London office on occasion

£475 – £550 a day inside IR35

2 Stage interview process (Virtual)

The Role

We have an urgent requirement for an experienced Procurement Manager (Real Estate, Facilities, Office Services) for a very well-known large and well-respected professional services client who have an international remit and reputation. This is a day rate contract, and someone would need to start in late Jan / early Feb, with the potential for the role to be extended for 12 months+

This role offers flexible home working, work for a well-known brand, lots of autonomy in your role, and high quality procurement projects.

You will lead end-to-end sourcing and contract negotiation activities across complex, high-value categories. The role partners closely with legal and business stakeholders to manage risk, optimise total cost of ownership, and deliver both commercial and non-commercial value. You will drive robust sourcing strategies, supplier performance, and well-defined scopes of work across EMEA-focused projects.

We are looking for:

• Experience in a Procurement / Category role within a major organisation (5000+ colleagues ideally) is essential.
• Specialist experience of Procurement within the categories of facilities / Real Estate / Construction or similar is essential
• Strong understanding of Source-Contract Processes and Contract Negotiation
• Experience building relationships in complex organisations
• International experience would be highly beneficial

If this role is of interest, please apply below!

Senior Supplier Risk Analyst

Newcastle, Edinburgh or Glasgow (Hybrid, 2 days a week on site)

£44k – £65k

Are you a Supplier Risk professional that is keen to build a modern third‑party risk function from the ground up? Our client supplier base is scaling fast, doubling today and with Day‑2 suppliers set to triple.

We’re looking for a Senior Supplier Risk Analyst who loves ownership, can make smart risk calls at pace, and wants the satisfaction of putting robust frameworks, tooling and controls in place that stick.

Key Responsibilities

• Own supplier onboarding & due diligence across all tiers; financial, operational, information security, regulatory and geopolitical checks.
• Monitor and assure third parties continuously, with triggers for escalation, exit and contingency planning built into the control set.
• Streamline sign‑off by acting as delegated authority for lower‑level risks, freeing capacity for material decisions.
• Lead tooling & admin uplift: shape workflows, controls and MI & drive automation
• Report with confidence: produce clear risk reporting and present to Exec audiences.

What We’re Looking For

• Financial Services experience is essential
• Hands‑on third‑party/supplier risk expertise (onboarding, ongoing monitoring, assurance)
• Risk & compliance background with strong judgement and a bias for action
• Proven ability to design frameworks and processes
• Confidence to make calls and own outcomes, plus the communication skills to bring stakeholders with you.
• Comfortable presenting reports with Senior Stakeholders and up to Exec level

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead, simplify and scale third party risk processes in a growing organisation with a collaborative team that values ownership, pragmatism and momentum.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.