Category Manager

Job Title: Category Manager

Location: Liverpool or Norwich (2-3 days/week on site)

Contract Duration : 31/08/2026

Daily Rate: £400/day (Umbrella)

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

The Role:

• Supplier Relationship and Performance Management that enhances the Customer experience.
• Implement and support initiatives to retain existing and attract new customers across the construction categories
• Occasional site visits to customer and supplier premises across the United Kingdom
• Responsibility of Category management including for example the management of supplier and customer management information, financial reporting, updating and analysing multiple data sources to identify trends and spending behaviours. General commercial agreement management activities.
• Reporting directly to the Category Lead the role holder will be required to identify and provide recommendations for improvement of processes and implement solutions to the benefit of the organisation.
• An understanding of Commercial Agreements (Frameworks) and Framework call off (mini competition).
• The role holder will be required to use a variety of digital systems for which full training will be provided.
• Communicating complex data effectively, to personnel of differing levels of seniority, using a variety of styles and methods that match the audience.
• Working across teams in a collaborative manner and upon occasion lead and/or represent the Construction team on agreed corporate initiatives.
• Supporting and at times, leading on the procurement of both new and renewal of commercial agreements.
• Supporting the Category Lead in updating and developing the category strategy and presenting the strategy to key stakeholders.

Essential criteria

• Be able to demonstrate strong commercial acumen with the ability to analyse data and make informed commercial decisions
• Be able to demonstrate the ability to lead on supplier and customer activities across the category, providing commercial support, advice and challenge
• Be able to demonstrate experience of category management, developing and maintaining robust category strategies and robust commercial agreement management.
• Be able to demonstrate the ability to work proactively and collaboratively, in partnership with key stakeholders, leading, motivating, influencing and persuading both internal and external drive innovation and value for money solutions. whilst developing customers' commercial capabilities.
• Have experience of working in a construction category

Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant

CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us.

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

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