Procurement Category Manager - Professional Services

Description

• Maintain and improve supplier relationships and performance.
• Support regional/global procurement initiatives in local markets.
• Monitor procurement KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead sourcing strategies for indirect categories (e.g., HR, Marketing, IT)
• Track spend and identify cost optimisation opportunities.
• Ensure compliance and support process/digital improvements. In addition to the above, you'll act as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders, ensuring procurement initiatives align with business needs, collaborating with internal departments. You’ll proactively inform management and the wider organisation of their spend, influencing and promoting strategic sourcing and optimizing spend, giving stakeholders appropriate assistance to ensure that supplier are effective in their daily operational procurement services. You'll also be responsible for reviewing and ensuring compliance, continuously seeing operational improvements and efficiencies, including the development and implementation of digital sourcing models to streamline process. Collaborating closely with the Procurement Operations team, you'll ensure seamless execution, alignment, and continuous improvement of sourcing strategies. You'll also have the opportunity to engage with Global or Regional teams & effectively implement projects in designated markets.
• Manage end-to-end sourcing (RFPs, supplier selection, negotiation).
• Partner with internal stakeholders to align procurement with business needs.

Requirements

• Ability to develop and implement category strategies that drive value creation for the organization
• Bachelor’s degree in any field
• Proven interpersonal skills to work effectively and collaboratively within a team, cross functionally, and with various stakeholder groups
• Proficiency in procurement tools (e.g., SAP, Coupa) and Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) is essential
• Detail-oriented problem-solving skills
• Previous procurement experience, ideally with indirect categories and services
• Communication skills with a proven ability to explain complex topics clearly to a wide variety of audiences
• Strong negotiation, contract management and supplier performance management skills

Benefits

• Hilti Benefits Box, a reward platform offering a cycle to work scheme and shopping and lifestyle discounts/cashback
• 33 days' holiday (inc. Bank Holidays) plus the ability to purchase 5 days more annually
• Different ways to work flexibly, including working from home and compressed hours
• Trips to locations such as Milan, New York and global HQ for high performers across all teamsOur Regional Head Office is based at Circle Square in Central Manchester, where we are located a short walk from Oxford Rd train station and St Peter's Square tram stop. We offer a hybrid working pattern between the office and home and different ways to work flexibly so please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you at your interview.
• Private Health Insurance and Employee Assistance Programme
• Genuine career advancement (more than 80% of all leadership roles are filled internally)
• 6% employer pension contributions
• Paid leave to work on charitable projects

Training + Development

Interview process

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