Lorus Partners LTD

A leading multi-site manufacturing business is seeking a Category Manager to lead category strategy across a portfolio of indirect spend, including capital expenditure, transport and packaging. This is a strategic role focused on ensuring security of supply, cost competitiveness and strong contractual governance across multiple sites. The successful candidate will lead sourcing activity, manage key supplier relationships and work closely with stakeholders to deliver measurable procurement value. With a particular focus on capital projects, logistics networks and packaging optimisation, the role will drive supplier performance, commercial discipline and risk mitigation across high-value and operationally critical spend areas. Key responsibilities -Develop and implement short, medium and long-term category strategies. -Analyse market dynamics, cost drivers and supply risks to support sourcing decisions. -Track commodity indices to inform pricing, negotiations and forward cost visibility. -Lead commercial negotiations across pricing, payment terms and contractual protections. -Manage contract lifecycles, including renewals and re-tendering activity. -Develop strategic supplier relationships and drive performance across quality, cost and delivery. -Identify and mitigate supply, financial and operational risks, including contingency planning. -Act as the commercial lead across multiple sites, influencing stakeholders across Operations, Finance, Engineering and leadership teams. -Deliver against KPIs including cost savings, cost avoidance, payment term improvements, supplier performance and contract coverage. -Support continuous improvement, standardisation and broader procurement transformation initiatives. The successful candidate will demonstrate: -Proven experience in category or commodity management within a manufacturing environment. -Strong commercial negotiation and contract management expertise. -Experience managing multi-site or regional spend portfolios. -Exposure to complex supply chains and critical materials or services. -Strong commercial acumen, analytical capability and negotiation skills. -The ability to influence in a matrix organisation. -Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. -Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems, with IFS experience beneficial. -Understanding of manufacturing processes, cost structures and commercial frameworks. -Willingness to travel across UK and international sites. -A self-driven, results-focused approach.

An exciting interim opportunity has arisen for a highly commercial Finance Business Partner to join a market-leading manufacturing and product-led business during a period of transformation and growth. This role will play a critical part in driving profitability across a complex product portfolio, providing robust financial insight and partnering closely with commercial, operational and leadership teams to improve performance and support strategic decision-making. We are seeking an individual who is comfortable operating in an environment where data quality, pricing governance and margin optimisation are key business priorities. This is a hands-on role requiring both analytical rigour and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. Key Responsibilities Include: - Analyse product and customer profitability to identify opportunities for margin enhancement and commercial improvement. - Develop and implement a structured pricing framework to support sustainable revenue growth and profitability. - Review, cleanse and improve financial and commercial data to provide a reliable basis for decision-making. - Identify and address margin leakage across products, customers and channels. - Deliver insightful analysis on pricing, costs, margins and profitability trends. - Partner with Sales, Marketing, Operations and Supply Chain teams to drive commercial performance. - Support inventory and working capital initiatives that contribute to a stronger balance sheet. - Challenge existing processes and provide recommendations for continuous improvement. - Build robust models and reporting tools to improve visibility of business performance. - Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership teams. The successful applicant will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) and have a proven experience in a Finance Business Partnering role within a manufacturing, engineering, FMCG or product-led environment. You will have strong commercial acumen with a track record of improving profitability, influencing business performance and experience analysing product profitability and pricing strategies. Essential will be demonstrable success in identifying and mitigating margin leakage, strong data analysis skills with the ability to work through complex and imperfect datasets. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills are required along with being comfortable working autonomously and delivering results at pace within an interim assignment. This role is a fantastic opportunity to make a visible commercial impact whilst gaining exposure to senior leadership and key business stakeholders focused on driving profitability and business performance If you are a commercially minded Finance Business Partner with strong analytical capability and a passion for driving profitability, pricing excellence and balance sheet improvement, please do get in touch

An exciting interim opportunity has arisen for a highly commercial Finance Business Partner to join a market-leading manufacturing and product-led business during a period of transformation and growth. This role will play a critical part in driving profitability across a complex product portfolio, providing robust financial insight and partnering closely with commercial, operational and leadership teams to improve performance and support strategic decision-making. We are seeking an individual who is comfortable operating in an environment where data quality, pricing governance and margin optimisation are key business priorities. This is a hands-on role requiring both analytical rigour and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. Key Responsibilities Include: - Analyse product and customer profitability to identify opportunities for margin enhancement and commercial improvement. - Develop and implement a structured pricing framework to support sustainable revenue growth and profitability. - Review, cleanse and improve financial and commercial data to provide a reliable basis for decision-making. - Identify and address margin leakage across products, customers and channels. - Deliver insightful analysis on pricing, costs, margins and profitability trends. - Partner with Sales, Marketing, Operations and Supply Chain teams to drive commercial performance. - Support inventory and working capital initiatives that contribute to a stronger balance sheet. - Challenge existing processes and provide recommendations for continuous improvement. - Build robust models and reporting tools to improve visibility of business performance. - Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership teams. The successful applicant will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) and have a proven experience in a Finance Business Partnering role within a manufacturing, engineering, FMCG or product-led environment. You will have strong commercial acumen with a track record of improving profitability, influencing business performance and experience analysing product profitability and pricing strategies. Essential will be demonstrable success in identifying and mitigating margin leakage, strong data analysis skills with the ability to work through complex and imperfect datasets. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills are required along with being comfortable working autonomously and delivering results at pace within an interim assignment. This role is a fantastic opportunity to make a visible commercial impact whilst gaining exposure to senior leadership and key business stakeholders focused on driving profitability and business performance If you are a commercially minded Finance Business Partner with strong analytical capability and a passion for driving profitability, pricing excellence and balance sheet improvement, please do get in touch

We are partnered with a fast-growing business delivering essential infrastructure to communities across the UK to appoint a Financial Analyst. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic finance team and play a key role in driving insight, accuracy, and strategic decision-making through data and reporting excellence.Key Responsibilities-Manipulate large and complex data sets to deliver clear, actionable insights-Prepare, interpret, and present monthly management accounts and financial reports-Develop and improve financial models to support forecasting and budgeting processes-Partner with operational and commercial teams to drive performance and efficiency-Support month-end and year-end reporting, ensuring accuracy and compliance-Identify trends and variances, providing meaningful recommendations to senior managementAbout you:-Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with a strong analytical mindset-Advanced Excel and data manipulation skills; experience with Power BI or similar tools desirable-Strong grasp of financial reporting, budgeting, and performance analysis-Confident communicator, able to translate data into insight for non-finance stakeholders-Self-starter with curiosity and a drive to improve processes and reporting capabilityThis role suits someone who enjoys getting into the numbers, spotting patterns, and turning complex data into clarity. You'll be part of a team that values rigour, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Location: Central LondonContract: Full-time, Fixed Term (12-14 months)We are partnered with a fast-growing workforce solutions organisation who are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join its Finance team on a fixed-term basis to cover maternity leave. This role is ideal for someone with a strong analytical or FP&A background who enjoys owning CAPEX processes and partnering closely with internal corporate functions.About the Role:You'll be a key contributor to financial planning, analysis, and reporting, with a particular focus on CAPEX governance, forecasting, and investment appraisal. Working cross-functionally with Technology, Operations, HR, and other corporate teams, you'll provide the insight and challenge needed to support strategic decision-making and ensure financial discipline across the organisation.Key Responsibilities:- Lead CAPEX planning, tracking, and reporting across the business- Build and maintain financial models to support investment decisions and business cases- Partner with corporate functions to understand cost drivers and identify efficiencies- Deliver accurate monthly reporting, including variance analysis and performance insights- Support the annual budgeting and regular forecasting cycles- Provide commercial analysis to senior stakeholders to guide strategic initiatives- Contribute to process improvements across FP&A and financial reportingAbout You- Strong analytical or FP&A background with hands-on CAPEX experience- Proven ability to partner with corporate functions and influence non-finance stakeholders- financial modelling and data analysis skills- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment- Highly organised, detail-focused, and proactive in identifying improvements- Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) is essential- Experience in tech, marketplace, or workforce solutions environments would be advantageous