Category Leader

We’re looking for an experienced Category Leader – Indirect Procurement to join the Pelsis Group Procurement Centre of Excellence and take ownership of key indirect spend categories across our global business.This is a strategic and highly commercial role with the opportunity to influence how we manage categories including logistics, facilities, professional services, IT, marketing and capex-related services.Working across multiple business units and partnering with stakeholders across Finance, IT, Operations, HR, Marketing and Legal, you’ll develop and deliver category strategies that create sustainable value, strengthen our supplier partnerships and improve how we manage indirect spend globally.You’ll play an important role in our wider cost transformation and operational effectiveness agenda, balancing commercial value with supply resilience, sustainability, risk and long-term business needs.How You’ll Make an ImpactTake ownership of global indirect spend categories, developing and delivering category strategies that support both immediate priorities and our longer-term business plans.Lead strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier consolidation and competitive tendering to deliver sustainable cost savings and commercial value.Identify opportunities to reduce total cost of ownership, improve working capital and drive greater efficiency across our indirect spend.Lead high-value commercial negotiations covering service contracts, rate structures, SLAs, terms and conditions and multi-year agreements.Build strong, strategic relationships with key suppliers, moving beyond transactional procurement to develop partnerships that support innovation, service and continuous improvement.Establish clear supplier performance measures across quality, service, delivery, compliance, cost and sustainability.Use data, market intelligence and benchmarking to identify opportunities and provide stakeholders with clear commercial insight to support decision-making.Strengthen supplier and category risk management, including financial stability, business continuity, data security, ESG, compliance and legal considerations.Partner with stakeholders across the global business to understand their requirements, challenge where appropriate and ensure procurement strategies support wider commercial and operational objectives.Drive greater consistency in procurement processes, policies and governance across our regions and business units.Support wider strategic initiatives including business transformation, outsourcing decisions, footprint expansion and the integration of acquired businesses.Act as an ambassador for Procurement across Pelsis, helping to demonstrate the value that effective category management can bring to the wider organisation.What You’ll BringStrong experience within procurement, category management or strategic sourcing, ideally gained within a multi-site, international or global organisation.Proven experience managing complex Indirect Spend categories, which could include logistics, facilities, IT, professional services, marketing or capex-related services.A strong commercial mindset with the ability to identify value beyond headline cost savings, considering total cost of ownership, working capital, risk, service and long-term value.Experience leading complex sourcing exercises and negotiating high-value commercial contracts and supplier agreements.Strong supplier management skills, with experience establishing KPIs, performance reviews and continuous improvement programmes.Excellent stakeholder management and business partnering skills, with the confidence to influence, challenge and build credibility with stakeholders at all levels.Strong financial and analytical capability, with the ability to turn procurement and commercial data into meaningful insights and actions.Experience using ERP, procurement or analytical systems such as SAP, Dynamics 365 or Power BI would be advantageous.The ability to operate strategically while remaining comfortable getting involved in the detail when required.Experience supporting change, transformation or procurement standardisation across multiple business units would be beneficial.Knowledge of sustainability, ESG and supplier compliance programmes would be an advantage.Professional qualifications such as CIPS, APICS/CSCP or Lean/Six Sigma would be welcomed but are not essential.At Pelsis, you’ll be joining a global organisation where Procurement has an important role to play in how we operate, grow and create sustainable value. This is an opportunity to take real ownership of your categories, work with stakeholders across the business and help shape how we approach indirect procurement globally.