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Category Manager

Asda House💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-31 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develop and implement category strategies to manage over £2.5billion of indirect spend, driving cost transformation and supplier partnerships.

Role type

Senior Category Manager (Procurement)

Builds

Strategic supplier partnerships and cost-saving initiatives for indirect goods and services

Domain

Retail / Procurement / Indirect Spend

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Category strategy development, commercial negotiation, contract management, stakeholder influence, end-to-end sourcing, cost program management

Preferred skills

Experience in corporate services (HR, Legal, BPO, Banking), agile adaptability, executive-level communication

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Develop category strategies to build and maintain a pipeline of delivery opportunities, influence and collaborate with stakeholders to drive forward category initiatives, lead on major business investments and executive priorities, manage end-to-end sourcing activities, contribute to cost and cash programmes, create and maintain successful supplier relationships

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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