Role: Senior Category Manager-Corporate ServicesLocation: Farnborough(3 days/week)Duration: 6 monthsRate: competitiveInside IR35: UmbrellaCorporate Services The Corporate Services Category has a spend of 100m across key categories including HR, Recruitment and Training, Professional Services, Legal, Marketing and Communications, Freight, Fleet and Travel. This role directly supports People which is a key Global Group Function. Key ResponsibilitiesBuild and maintain strategic relationships with senior stakeholders, driving early engagement to influence business planning and ensure alignment with organisational prioritiesOwn, develop and execute category strategies for HR, Recruitment and Training, using market insights and data to challenge existing approaches and maximize valueLead complex sourcing activity, including the design of sourcing strategies, competitive tenders, and negotiation of high-value contractsIdentify and manage category-specific risks, including supply resilience, geopolitical, financial and sustainability considerationsSupport stakeholders to drive Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) across key contracts to ensure performance, innovation and value realisation from strategic partnershipsSupport the Finance and Business Systems transformation, including transition from SAP Ariba to Oracle Fusion and establishment of a mature Source-to-Pay modelKey Person AttributesCommunicates complex commercial and strategic concepts clearly and confidently adapting s