Job Description

Category Lead
Location: Plymouth
Salary: Up to 55,000
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Butler Rose is proud to be partnered with a renowned manufacturing client in the Plymouth area to recruit a dynamic Category Lead to join their Procurement team. This is an opportunity to play a key role within a highly respected organisation recognised for engineering excellence and innovation.
About the Role:
As Category Lead, you will be instrumental in shaping and delivering category strategies for direct portfolios valued between 30m and 50m. Reporting to the Head of Procurement, you'll lead end-to-end Source-to-Contract and Requisition-to-Pay activities that deliver tangible value and mitigate risk across the supply chain.
Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and execution of strategic category plans aligned to business and NPD needs.
• Deliver sourcing and contracting strategies that drive both hard and soft benefits.
• Negotiate contracts, manage supplier relationships, and ensure compliance with procurement policies and performance standards.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Production, Finance, and Design to optimise value and ensure supply continuity.
• Monitor KPIs including savings, contract coverage, and supplier performance metrics.

What We're Looking For:

• Proven experience in procurement within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Strong commercial acumen with expertise in procurement, supply chain operations, and supplier negotiations.
• Proficiency in ERP/S2P systems and Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word).
• CIPS qualification and/or relevant degree in Business or Engineering.
• A confident communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills and a solution-oriented mindset.

Interested?
To apply or find out more, please contact the team at Butler Rose today. This role is being managed exclusively by Butler Rose and all applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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