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Yolk Recruitment Ltd

Senior Category Manager

Hybrid

Cardiff, United kingdom

£ 75 /hour

Senior

Freelance

13-11-2025

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Skills

Leadership Test Recruitment

Job Specifications

Senior Category Managers - Commercial Specialists – £600 Per Day

The Opportunity

Yolk Recruitment Public Sector & Not-for-Profit team has partnered with a large non-profit organisation who deliver essential services to millions of people

They are looking for a Senior Category Manager who has engineering/field-service categories or operational infrastructure experience. Someone who can redesign commercial approaches with solid cost modelling skills.

What the Category Manager will be doing

You will be providing hands-on commercial leadership for sourcing on either Dosing Units or Sewer Loggers.

Define and validate commercial approach and delivery model options
Engage with the market to test innovation, capability, and pricing models
Conduct cost modelling and value engineering to reshape propositions
Lead sourcing from strategy through to award

What the successful Category Manager will bring to the team

You will have experience in engineering/field-service categories or operational infrastructure procurement, with a strong ability to redesign commercial approaches.

Demonstrable knowledge of procurement, with the ability to generate and innovate upon existing commercia approaches – implementing best practice
Strong cost driver analysis and value engineering skills
Strong sector knowledge
Proven track record of delivering cashable and non-cashable savings through process redesign

Here’s What You’ll Get in Return

The successful Category Manager will be rewarded with;

£600 Per Day
Hybrid working – Cardiff Based Office

Think this one’s for you

If you think this Category Manager opportunity is for you then apply online.

Yolk Public Sector & Not-for-Profit team works with organisations across the UK to fulfil their recruitment needs and to achieve their D&I objectives. We recruit temporary, contract and permanent hires for 1 off specialist needs or for volume campaigns. We support our applicants to navigate the public sector recruitment processes and secure their dream jobs.

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.

About the Company

We are Yolk. An award-winning multi-sector specialist recruitment brand, partnering with businesses nationally from our headquarters in Cardiff. Through our partnership approach to talent acquisition, we help our UK-wide client base of SMEs to global brands find the permanent, contract, and temporary staff they need. Whether it be 1 hire, 10 hires or 100 hires, we have a suite of services to suit. Our cross-divisional offering ensures we can embed within your business and offer you recruitment solutions across multiple... Know more