Category Manager/Buyer
Posted Today by 1774832107
£400 Per day
Undetermined
Hybrid
West Midlands
Summary: The Category Manager/Buyer role focuses on leading GNFR (Goods Not For Resale) sourcing activities to deliver value across key spend areas. The position requires developing category strategies, managing supplier negotiations, and overseeing contracts while ensuring a customer-focused approach. This hybrid role involves one day a week in the office located in Nuneaton and four days remote work. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and communication skills, along with proven experience in category management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead GNFR sourcing activities and develop category strategies.
- Manage supplier negotiations and contracts to balance cost, quality, and risk.
- Utilize data-driven insights to support decision-making and manage multiple projects.
- Collaborate closely with stakeholders to ensure a strong customer-focused approach.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in GNFR sourcing and category management.
- Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
- Ability to analyse data and translate it into actionable insights.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong planning and organisational ability.
- Experience within a distribution or warehousing environment (desirable).
- CIPS Level 4/5 (or working towards) (desirable).
Salary (Rate): £400 per day
City: Nuneaton
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Description
We’re seeking a commercially driven Category Manager to lead GNFR (Goods Not For Resale) sourcing activities and deliver value across key spend areas. You’ll be responsible for developing category strategies, leading supplier negotiations, and managing contracts to balance cost, quality, and risk.
Working closely with stakeholders, you’ll use data-driven insights to support decision-making, manage multiple projects, and ensure a strong customer-focused approach. This role is Hybrid - 1 day a week in the office (Nuneaton) and 4 days remote.
What you’ll bring:
- Proven experience in GNFR sourcing and category management
- Strong negotiation and contract management skills
- Ability to analyse data and translate it into actionable insights
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong planning and organisational ability
- Experience within a distribution or warehousing environment
- CIPS Level 4/5 (or working towards)