Category Manager

Category Manager – Corporate & Capital Procurement
Salary: £57,950 – £63,200 + up to 12% annual bonus
Location: Denmark Hill, London
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Closing date: 5 September 2026
Are you an experienced Category Manager looking for an opportunity to take ownership of significant procurement activity and build your career within a growing, ambitious team?
King’s Facilities Management (KFM) is looking for a Category Manager – Corporate & Capital Procurement to join its procurement function, managing a delegated category portfolio and delivering procurement activity across a complex healthcare organisation.
KFM is wholly owned by King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and provides a range of specialist healthcare support services. All profits and cost savings generated by KFM are reinvested into the NHS.
The opportunity
As Category Manager, you will take responsibility for a delegated procurement category or portfolio with an influenceable annual expenditure of approximately £10 million to £20 million.
Working closely with stakeholders, procurement colleagues, partners and suppliers, you will develop sourcing plans, lead competitive tenders, negotiate contracts and identify opportunities to improve value, efficiency and supplier performance.
This is a varied category management and procurement role where you will be encouraged to understand your markets, challenge existing approaches and build strong relationships across KFM and its wider stakeholder community.
You will provide commercial and contractual advice throughout the procurement lifecycle, from initial scoping and specification development through to tendering, contract award and ongoing contract management.
What you’ll be doing
Your responsibilities will include:
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Managing a portfolio of corporate and capital procurement projects and categories
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Developing and delivering category plans and operational sourcing programmes
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Leading complex and high-value competitive tenders
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Managing procurement activity from initial scoping through to contract award
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Negotiating and drafting contracts to achieve cost optimisation and improved value
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Providing commercial and contractual advice to stakeholders
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Conducting market analysis and identifying new sourcing opportunities
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Building and developing strong supplier relationships
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Managing supplier performance, service levels and KPIs
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Supporting compliant procurement in line with relevant legislation, policies and governance
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Tracking procurement savings and wider commercial benefits
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Identifying opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement
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Working collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders across KFM and the Trust.
About you
We are looking for a commercially minded procurement professional with strong experience of category management, strategic sourcing, tendering and contract management.
You should be able to demonstrate:
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Experience managing procurement categories and contracts
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A successful track record of delivering procurement savings and cost reductions
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Experience of complex competitive tenders and high-value procurement projects
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Strong commercial and contract negotiation skills
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Experience of supplier relationship and supplier performance management
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The ability to undertake market analysis and identify opportunities for improved value
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Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
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Good commercial awareness and financial understanding
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Strong project management, analytical and communication skills
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Degree-level education or equivalent experience
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MCIPS or equivalent procurement experience
Experience within corporate procurement, capital procurement, public-sector procurement or another complex regulated environment would be particularly relevant.
KFM is looking for someone who enjoys building relationships, can manage competing priorities and is confident taking responsibility for procurement activity from initial requirement through to contract management.
Why join KFM?
This is an opportunity to build your procurement career within an organisation offering both commercial challenge and a strong sense of purpose.
You will have the opportunity to manage significant categories, work with senior stakeholders and suppliers, contribute ideas and continue developing your expertise across procurement, category management, strategic sourcing and contract management.
Salary is £57,950 – £63,200, with the opportunity to earn an annual bonus of up to 12%.
Find out more and apply
This recruitment campaign is being managed by Insight Executive on behalf of King’s Facilities Management (KFM).
To find out more about KFM, explore the full opportunity and apply, please contact Andrew Pyman at Insight Executive.
Applications close at 11:59pm on 5 September 2026