Category Manager

Category Manager (Digital, Security, Product or Corporate Services)

Hybrid Working 2 days/week in Reading

£46,000 - £60,000 + strong benefits

A major UK-based organisation is investing heavily in its commercial and procurement capability and is hiring five Category Managers to support a large, complex and evolving spend portfolio.

These are genuinely impactful roles where you'll own end-to-end category strategy, influence senior stakeholders, and drive real commercial value across multi-million-pound spend areas.

The opportunities

We're hiring for multiple roles across five distinct areas:

• Digital (x2): Looking for strong category specialists with experience across digital, tech, or IT spend

• Security (x1): Covering physical and operational security (e.g. access control, facilities, infrastructure) - facilities management backgrounds welcome

• Product & Infrastructure (x1): Supporting core products/services and the physical infrastructure behind them

• Corporate Services (x1): Managing outsourced providers and business services categories

What you'll be doing

• Owning and delivering end-to-end category strategies across short, medium, and long-term horizons

• Leading sourcing activity, supplier selection, and complex negotiations

• Acting as the commercial expert for your category - bringing market insight, innovation, and challenge

• Managing key supplier relationships to drive performance, value, and continuous improvement

• Partnering with stakeholders to influence decision-making and shape commercial outcomes

• Identifying and managing risk, opportunity, and cost optimisation across your spend area