Category Manager

3 Months initially £400 / day Remote working Assistant Procurement Manager (category manager) - HR / Talent Responsibilities The HR and Talent Procurement Assistant Manager is responsible for delivering HR and Talent sourcing, projects and contracts while reporting to the global sourcing senior manager. This includes spend categories including but not limited to: Talent Acquisition and Resourcing, Talent Development and Learning, Contingent Labour and Reward and Benefits Duties include: • Serve as a procurement advisor, consulting and advising internal partners, principals and executive level stakeholders on mission critical procurement initiatives • Lead strategic sourcing (RFI/RFP) initiatives • Negotiate high value contracts • Manage key supplier relationships Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) • Extensive strategic sourcing execution experience and strong negotiation strategy development Skills: • Project management experience • Strong interpersonal skills to drive coordination between legal and business stakeholders for contract completion • Strong knowledge of agreement and contract templates • Experience working independently • Experience working in a virtual environment • Experience with ServiceNow, Microsoft Teams and Project a plus