Category Buyer Purpose of the Role You will develop category strategies, source and negotiate with suppliers, manage contracts, and build strong stakeholder relationships. The role focuses on delivering value through cost savings, service improvements, risk reduction, and supplier performance while ensuring all procurement activities support business objectives and compliance requirements. Key Responsibilities Develop and deliver procurement strategies for IT, HR, PMC, and Administration categories. Analyse spend, market trends, and supplier capabilities to identify cost-saving and value-creation opportunities. Consolidate purchasing requirements across locations to maximise buying power. Lead end-to-end sourcing activities, including tenders, RFQs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, negotiations, and contract awards. Prepare sourcing documents, commercial evaluations, and supplier comparisons. Negotiate pricing, terms, service levels, and contracts to achieve the best commercial outcomes. Balance cost, quality, service, and risk to deliver best value. Monitor supplier performance against agreed KPIs and SLAs. Conduct supplier reviews and manage improvement plans where needed. Build strong relationships with stakeholders across IT, HR, Finance, Operations, Legal, HSE, and site teams. Act as the procurement lead and trusted adviser for assigned categories. Ensure compliance with procurement policies, governance requirements, and relevant regulations. Key Performance Measures ..... full job details .....