Senior Procurement Manager
£70,000 - £80,000 + Bonus
Central Manchester (Hybrid working)


This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Procurement / Category Manager to join an ambitious growing financial services brand as they look to improve their end-to-end procurement process.

You’ll be centralising spend, helping onboard new procurement technology and oversee key third-party spend, managing supplier relationships and hitting key milestones along the procurement roadmap.


This role would suit a strong procurement generalist whose experience includes IT category management and has worked in mid-size firms or scale-ups.


Key Responsibilities


*Lead and execute complex tenders from RFI/RFP through to contract award
*Own full IT category management, including strategic sourcing and renewals
*Drive delivery across key non-IT strategic categories
*Play a major role in achieving group-wide procurement savings targets
*Rationalise the supply base and eliminate duplicated spend
*Build and manage high-value supplier relationships
*Deliver key milestones from the Procurement Maturity Roadmap
*Support the Head of Procurement on priority projects and escalations


What You Bring


*Significant experience in the Procurement Space, ideally covering IT category management and with wider category experience (out 80/20 in this role)
*Expertise running complex end-to-end tenders and owning the process.
*Strong background in IT category management, sourcing, renewals, and negotiation
*Experience managing strategic suppliers.
*A track record of supply chain rationalisation and commercial optimisation
*Ideally, experience in a small or mid-size firm with a track-record of success working with senior department leaders
*Experience in a regulated or professional services environment would be beneficial



If this role is of interest, please apply below or send your CV to