via reed · 4 June 2026 ·2 days ago

Indirect Category Manager

Portfolio Procurement
Essex Full-time GBP 55,000 – 65,000
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Portfolio Procurement has been engaged by our leading Essex based client to recruit for an Indirect Category Manager.

The role:

You will be balancing a variety of spend categories, managing multiple stakeholders.

Main responsibilities:

  • Control of the sourcing strategy for a selected group of indirect commodities.

  • Identify, benchmark, and select new suppliers to deliver your sourcing strategy.

  • Manage an established global network of suppliers and contracts to deliver against challenging project schedules.

  • Establish contracts and framework agreements to ensure security of supply and delivery of improvements against KPIs.

  • Identify alternative sources to reduce supply costs and improve quality.

  • Implement and progress effective supplier development plans, yielding tangible improvements.

  • Co-ordinate activities between the business and suppliers to improve performance aligned with operational and business priorities.

  • Manage supplier performance, drawing on your experience and performance data to yield consistent improvements.

  • Work with project teams to establish procurement requirements and ensure suppliers are managed to deliver against project milestones, specifications, and objectives.

Skills and Experience required:
  • Specific indirect commodity management experience

  • Experience working in a manufacturing environment (preferably low volume / high mix).

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject would be advantageous.

  • MCIPS qualifications would be advantageous.

  • Working with excel to compile and evaluate data will be an important aspect of your role.

  • MS Office proficient - Word, Excel, Access, Project, Visio, PowerPoint.

  • Managing change in the right way.

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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.

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