Category Manager

Fareham

Permanent

Competitive salary plus bonus and benefits

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Category Manager to join a leading global engineering company. This strategic procurement role will be responsible for developing and delivering category strategies, driving supplier performance, and supporting long-term supply chain optimisation initiatives.

Working closely with engineering, operations, and business stakeholders, you will lead sourcing activities across a complex supplier base, identifying and qualifying new suppliers, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring the organisation is positioned to support future programme growth.

Main Duties: Category Manager

Develop and execute category and sourcing strategies aligned to business objectives.
Identify, assess, qualify, and develop new suppliers.
Manage supplier relationships and drive continuous performance improvement.
Lead commer...