This exciting opportunity as a Senior Category Manager - Professional Services requires expertise in procurement in managing a HR / Corporate Services Category
Client Details
This opportunity is with a well-established organisation which is transforming and growing. We’re looking for a Senior Category Manager to join our growing Indirect Procurement team. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape category strategy, influence senior stakeholders, and drive meaningful commercial outcomes across Corporate Services, Professional Services, Marketing, Travel, Fleet, and wider indirect spend.


You’ll play a key role in developing and managing category plans, improving supplier performance, and delivering cost savings that support efficient business operations. Working closely with functions across the organisation, you’ll help build a best-in-class procurement capability within a newly developed global procurement structure.
Description
As a Senior Category Manager - Head of Category - Corporate Service - Professional Services


*Develop and deliver category strategies across Corporate & Professional Services and wider indirect spend. You will manage end-end procurements across a large spend and help set up the key processes to enable success
*Partner with stakeholders across the business to understand requirements and improve sourcing activity.
*Lead cost-saving, cost-avoidance, and value-creation initiatives.
*Manage supplier negotiations, tendering, and contract renewals.
*Build strong supplier relationships and drive performance through effective SRM.
*Monitor the market to ensure competitiveness and identify innovation opportunities.
*Ensure full compliance with internal policies and relevant regulations.
*Support the Head of Indirect Procurement in shaping and delivering the long-term procurement agenda.


Profile
A successful Senior Category Manager - Professional Services should have:
*Strong procurement experience within a complex, global or multi-site organisation.
*Proven expertise across indirect categories, ideally Corporate Services or Professional Services.
*Experience leading category strategies and delivering commercial results.
*Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders up to C-suite level.
*Strong commercial and contractual understanding.
*Data-driven mindset with the ability to analyse, challenge, and recommend.
*Confident negotiator with excellent communication skills.
*Proactive, curious, and comfortable driving change.
Desirable*Experience in greenfield or newly developing procurement environments.
*People management experience.
*Manufacturing or regulated industry background (e.g., pharma, corporate environment, consultancy etc ).
*CIPS or equivalent professional certification.
Job Offer
*Competitive salary ranging from £70,000 - £80,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus
*Permanent role based in Cheshire
*Opportunity to shape and influence a newly built procurement function.
*Exposure to strategic global projects.
*A role with real ownership, autonomy, and progression potential.
*Inclusive culture and supportive leadership team.
If you’re ready to advance your career as a Senior Category Manager - Professional Services in Cheshire, apply today