Role: Senior Category Manager-Corporate Services

Location: Farnborough(3 days/week)

Duration: 6 months

Rate: competitive

Inside IR35: Umbrella

Corporate Services

The Corporate Services Category has a spend of £100m across key categories including HR, Recruitment and Training, Professional Services, Legal, Marketing and Communications, Freight, Fleet and Travel. This role directly supports People which is a key Global Group Function.

Key Responsibilities

Build and maintain strategic relationships with senior stakeholders, driving early engagement to influence business planning and ensure alignment with organisational priorities Own, develop and execute category strategies for HR, Recruitment and Training, using market insights and data to challenge existing approaches and maximize value Lead complex sourcing activity, including the design of sourcing strategies, competitive tenders, and negotiation of high-value contracts Identify and manage category-specific risks, including supply resilience, geopolitical, financial and sustainability considerations Support stakeholders to drive Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) across key contracts to ensure performance, innovation and value realisation from strategic partnerships Support the Finance and Business Systems transformation, including transition from SAP Ariba to Oracle Fusion and establishment of a mature Source-to-Pay modelKey Person Attributes

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