Category manager Work, Jobs in Bristol, Eng (with Salaries)

Category Manager
TVS Supply Chain Solutions —Bristol
- Microsoft Office
- Negotiation
Category Specialist
TVS Supply Chain Solutions —Emersons Green
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Office
- Negotiation
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Quick apply
Supplier Manager
Welsh Water —Newport
- £74,700 a year
- Hybrid work
- Continuous improvement
- Contracts
- Negotiation
9d
Procurement Manager
Novuna —Trowbridge
- Up to £65,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Negotiation
2d
Head of Brand
Pieminister —Bristol
- £75,000 - £85,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hospitality
- Food service
- Marketing
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
7d
EMEA Category Manager
Alliance Pharma —Chippenham
- Management
- Analysis skills
- Leadership
Global Category Manager - New Product Development
Rotork —Bath
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Negotiation
Quick apply
1d
Junior Buyer
Nisbets —Bristol
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Computer literacy
- Work from home
13d
Strategic OEM Relationship Manager
Ayvens —Bristol
- Full-time
- Data analysis skills
- Microsoft Office
- Analysis skills
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Senior Product & Merchandising Manager
Vivobarefoot —Bristol
- Hybrid work
- Merchandising
- Leadership
8d
National Account Manager
Bestway Group —Bristol
- Full-time
- Presentation skills
- Organisational skills
Quick apply
Senior Commercial / Procurement Manager – Defence
Turner & Townsend —Bristol
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Project management
- Continuous improvement
- Mentoring
Quick apply
Supplier Management Lead
Welsh Water —Newport
- £47,492 - £54,618 a year
- Hybrid work
- Continuous improvement
- Contracts
- Negotiation
- Free parking
- Annual leave
14d
Procurement and Contracts Manager
Framatome —Avonmouth
- Full-time
- Management
- Master's degree
- Contracts
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
Corporate Procurement Manager
NAVANTIA UK —Bristol
- Full-time
- Spanish
- Management
- ERP systems
Quick apply
7d
Buyer
KLA —Newport
- Overtime
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- IT
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
14d
Senior Buyer
Hydro International —Clevedon
- Full-time
- Contracts
- Business
- Negotiation
- Sick pay
Quick apply
7d
Operational Buyer (Site)
GKN Aerospace —Bristol
- Hybrid work
- Employee assistance programme
2d
Strategic Sourcing Specialist
Baker Hughes —Nailsea
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
- Leadership
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
Director of Product & Merchandising
Vivobarefoot —Bristol
- Hybrid work
- Merchandising
- Leadership
8d

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Category Manager

TVS Supply Chain Solutions -
Bristol

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Job details

Permanent

Qualifications

CSS
Procurement
Supply chain
Microsoft Office
Supply chain management
Purchasing
Food industry
Negotiation

Full job description

Job ID: 42971

Job Function: Category Management

Job Term: Permanent

Job Region: Bristol

Posted Date: 30 Mar 2026

Job Overview

Purpose:

To deliver a Cost Base Reduction (CBR) committed to the Authority through the development of a cost-effective, commercially-driven supply base, and meets the requirements for Governance and availability.

Job Responsibilities

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Capture and analyse data on the existing supply chain, the commercial markets and potential new entrants to the market.
Based on the data analysis, create and maintain strategy plans, working with all stakeholders to deliver the CBR and availability requirements .
Capture all documentation developed by Commodity, Category, and Acquisition and Contracts Management, required to support the tendering of the Category requirements.
Identify and enact Supplier Development opportunities that add value to the Authority, Supplier and Team Leidos Support Chain and which drive out cost.
Hold specific commodity expertise and manage categories that are key to their strengths.
Participate in routine cross-functional efforts within CSS.
Collaborating with all stakeholders for data gathering and analysis to update the Category Strategy
Develop and prepare commercial product specifications.
Develop and disseminate document packs that consolidate all the information for a specific category in order that the strategy can be enacted and tendered by Acquisition and Contract Management .
Conduct basic supplier assessment to ensure the suppliers proposed to Acquisition and Contract Management are of sound standing both commercially and financially.
Responsible for creating document packs for their Categories in conjunction with all Stakeholders.
Identify areas in which improvements could drive out cost .
Implement continual improvement tasks with suppliers to implement best practises, best value and lower costs.
Tracking and reporting progress against Cost Base Reduction (CBR).
Identifying suppliers with the best capability to satisfy customer requirements.
Collaborating with suppliers through direct engagement to clearly communicate customer requirements and understand supplier constraints com¬pared with customer requirements, to contract for the best possible result from suppliers and ensure customer satisfaction.
Assuring a disciplined approach for visibility of the right supplier performance metrics to optimise the support chain.
Identify additional opportunities and actively develop mutually profitable relationships with suppliers
Participate in every review of the Supplier Scorecards so as to nurture our supplier relationships.
Support Strategic Supplier negotiations

Qualifications and Skills

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

5 years’ experience in a relevant Purchasing / Supply Chain environment. Preferred experience in food industry but not essential.
Ideally educated to HND / Degree Level Qualification in relevant subject, MCIPS qualified or working towards, or equivalent qualification.
Professional and Ethical in Approach.
Proven ability to persuade, influence and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders.
Excellent Communicator at all Levels across all Media.
Good Understanding of Supply Chain Management and Procurement, including Best Practise Purchasing and Sourcing Tools and Techniques.
MS Office.

Job Location

Bristol

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