Head of Procurement Category

Head of Procurement Category Management Dublin Contract

A leading bank is seeking an experienced Head of Category to lead the development and delivery of long-term category strategy across a defined area of spend. This is a senior commercial leadership role with responsibility for driving value, innovation, resilience, and regulatory compliance in support of the Group's transformation agenda.

Initial 6 month contract with a possibility of extension

Hybrid - 2 days in Dublin city centre

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver end-to-end category strategy, informed by market insight, demand analysis, and emerging supplier and technology trends.
• Lead strategic sourcing, major tenders, and high-value commercial negotiations to deliver sustainable value, performance improvement, and cost optimisation.
• Build strong partnerships with senior business leaders to align category plans with Group priorities and transformation programmes.
• Drive supplier performance and innovation through effective supplier relationship management, pilots, and proof-of-concept initiatives.
• Ensure all sourcing activity complies with regulatory, outsourcing, operational resilience, and data governance requirements.
• Prepare high-quality commercial proposals and papers for senior governance forums, including Executive and Board committees.
• Lead, coach, and develop procurement colleagues while strengthening analytics, market intelligence, and category management capability.

Requirements

• Significant experience in procurement, category management, or strategic sourcing within a regulated environment.
• Strong commercial track record delivering enterprise-level value through complex supplier and contract negotiations.
• Experience working with categories of professional services or technology.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and support large-scale transformation or digitisation programmes.

Desirable

• Experience with joint ventures, co-sourcing, or strategic alliance models.
• Exposure to innovation delivery, market scanning, or pilot initiatives.
• Professional procurement qualification (e.g. CIPS).

Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to shape strategic supply markets, enable innovation, and play a key role in our continued transformation.