Procurement Category Specialist

Job description

You are an experienced Procurement Category Specialist with proven capability to manage assigned procurement categories end‑to‑end and deliver strong commercial outcomes across the organisation. You partner closely with internal stakeholders to understand business requirements, develop effective sourcing strategies, and drive measurable cost and service improvements. With a strong ability to build positive working relationships, you are well‑versed in identifying and managing risk, while ensuring full compliance with Whiddon’s policies, delegations and governance frameworks. Reporting to the Procurement Manager, the Procurement Category Specialist is responsible for category planning, market analysis, sourcing, contract negotiation, supplier performance management and continuous improvement initiatives across allocated spend areas. We are a not-for-profit organisation, but more importantly, we are like one big family and treat each of our residents, families, and team members with the same levels of passion, care, and respect. We are hoping you will join our wonderful Whiddon family in our Procurement team, in Glenfield, and enjoy a hybrid work environment and flexible working cond...