Public Sector Senior Category Manager

  • Portfolio Procurement
  • Bristol, Gloucestershire
  • Dec 12, 2025
Full time

Job Description

Portfolio Procurement has been engaged by our leading Bristol based client to recruit for a Senior Category Manager.

This role will contribute to making the procurement team an integral strategic function. You will be charged with delivering Value for Money for a various Indirects services, as well as championing sustainability and equality initiatives.

You will be:

  • Liaising with stakeholders to understand their needs and ensure their buy-in
  • Sourcing suppliers, managing tenders, monitoring performance, and ensuring legal compliance
  • Developing tender plans
  • Management of the end-to-end tender process including contract and supplier relationship management

Skills and Experience required:

  • Previous experience in Public Sector procurement
  • Knowledge and experience in running the full end to end tender process
  • Degree educated
  • Ideally be fully CIPS qualified

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