Category manager Work, Jobs in Melksham (with Salaries)

Category Manager
TVS Supply Chain Solutions —Bristol
- Microsoft Office
- Negotiation
Procurement Manager
WHSmith Group —Swindon
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Analysis skills
- IT
- Employee discount
Quick apply
3d
Supply Chain Manager - Indirect
Tekever —Swindon
- Full-time
- ERP systems
- Contracts
- Communication skills
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Principal Buyer
Callen-Lenz —Salisbury
- From £60,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Travel
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
4d
Supply Chain Manager
Tekever —Swindon
- ERP systems
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
Quick apply
Corporate Procurement Manager
NAVANTIA UK —Bristol
- Full-time
- Spanish
- Management
- ERP systems
Quick apply
FM Procurement Manager
Unite Students —Bristol
- Hybrid work
- Management
- In-person
- Negotiation
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
3d
Head of Brand
Pieminister —Bristol
- £75,000 - £85,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hospitality
- Food service
- Marketing
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
Advisory Consultant - Procurement
AECOM —Bristol
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Communication skills
Global Commodity Senior Buyer
GKN Aerospace —Bristol
- Employee assistance programme
- Flexible schedule
8d
Operational Buyer (Site)
GKN Aerospace —Bristol
- Hybrid work
- Employee assistance programme
10d
Technical Buyer/ Planner
SYNTEGON —Bristol
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- Bakery
Quick apply
8d
Commercial / Procurement Managers (all levels) – Digital and IT Solutions
Turner & Townsend —Bristol
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Continuous improvement
- Driving
- Contracts
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Category Manager
Pilgrim's Europe —Chippenham
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
Quick apply
3d
Procurement Manager
Novuna —Trowbridge
- Up to £65,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Negotiation
10d
Global Category Manager - New Product Development
Rotork —Bath
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Negotiation
Quick apply
9d
Category / Buying Manager
IVC —Bristol
- Hybrid work
- Negotiation
- Employee discount
3d
Buyer Books
TGJones —Swindon
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Sales
- Communication skills
- Negotiation
- Employee discount
Quick apply
7d
Digital Marketing Executive
Roper Rhodes —Bath
- Up to £33,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Social media management
- Travel
- In-person
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
Quick apply
3d
National Account Manager
Bestway Group —Bristol
- Full-time
- Presentation skills
- Organisational skills
Quick apply

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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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