Average Category Manager salary in Liverpool

Job opportunity: Product Development Manager (18 months FTC) Location: Crosby Why Greencore? We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better. We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing 13,300 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY24, we generated revenues of £1.8bn. Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,500 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties. We are excited to offer an excellent opportunity for a Product Development Manager to join our Food For Now team in Crosby to cover a period of maternity leave for 18 months. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for food innovation, this is your opportunity to make a real impact! What you'll be doing As a Product Development Manager, you'll lead and oversee product development projects from concept to launch, ensuring they hit the mark both commercially and creatively. You'll be the go-to expert, working closely with customers, category teams, and operational stakeholders to bring bold new ideas to life. Your responsibilities will include: Leading customer/category product development to drive innovation and commercial success.Project managing NPD activity to meet key milestones and deadlines.Providing insights and expertise to align new products with customer needs.Managing feasibility meetings and ensuring all outputs meet quality and technical standards.Building strong relationships with key customers, acting as their main point of contact.Developing and coaching a high-performing team to deliver outstanding results.Championing product quality and profitability, ensuring financial targets are met. What we're looking for We need a hands-on, results-driven NPD leader who can hit the ground running. You'll have: Proven experience as an NPD Manager in food manufacturing.A track record of delivering high-quality, innovative food products.The ability to juggle multiple projects, meeting deadlines with ease.Strong knowledge of food manufacturing principles and feasibility processes.Natural leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and develop a team.Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.A customer-first mindset-someone who's respected as a food authority. What's in it for you? Competitive salary & benefits packageGenerous holiday allowancePension contribution up to 8% matchedCompany share save schemeAccess to Greencore Qualifications & career development supportExclusive employee discounts & wellbeing platform At Greencore, people are at the heart of everything we do. We celebrate diversity and encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work. If you're ready to drive innovation and make a real impact, come and grow with us. Apply now and be part of shaping the future of food!

Portfolio Procurement has been engaged by our leading financial services client to recruit for an IT Category Manager. The role: As IT Procurement Manager you will be a key part of the Procurement Team. This position is wide ranging and will involve partnering with key stakeholders of all levels of seniority across the company. As part of an ambitious and acquisitive organisation, you will be exposed to a range of responsibilities with genuine depth and variety. Key accountabilities: As a key member of the Group Procurement Team, you will work to support IT and the businesses procurement needs. You will need to build strong relationships with key stakeholders across the UK and beyond, to understand the business' needs, ensuring issues are understood and accounted for in strategy development and during project delivery. You will support in building the IT Procurement plan including proactive identification of savings/value opportunities, in support of wider organisation objectives and priorities.Support IT Business Partner on larger, complex projects providing project management and analytics support. Contract negotiations and drafting.Support with contract renewal monitoring, strategy preparation and negotiation of group standards, tools and working practices to improve supplier performance management.Supports the business to design and implements appropriate supplier management plan and supports reviews for critical/strategic suppliers. Skills and experience required: Previous IT and Procurement sourcing experience (ideally 3-5 years)CIPS or part qualified with a desire to complete to MCIPS level would be idealStrong commercial and analytical experienceAbility to take control of a project and see through to completion 49494DH4 INDPRO

Your new companyHays are partnered exclusively with a growing procurement framework business based in Liverpool City Centre. The business has seen sustained success over the years and they are recruiting an experienced Procurement Manager to join them on the next stage of their growth. They've recently moved to a modern new office space in the heart of Liverpool with great amenities nearby.Your new roleThe Procurement Manager will work closely with public-sector clients around the UK to provide procurement guidance and advice on compliant routes to market via the utilisation of the company's framework solutions, whilst building and maintaining strong working relationships with customers. As the in-house procurement expert, you will work with internal stakeholders to provide procurement guidance to the wider team. Engaging with the external market, you will host webinars for public-sector clients relating to relevant procurement market updates, such as changes in legislation or trends within the market. As the Procurement Manager, you will advise public-sector customers on the most cost-effective way to source consultants and contractors to deliver high-value construction / capital construction projects.What you'll need to succeed Proven background in public-sector procurement - ESSENTIALKnowledge of JCT and NEC contracts - ESSENTIAL Category experience within construction - preferredDetailed knowledge of the new Procurement Act 2023Strong stakeholder relationship management skillsExcellent presentation skillsStrong communication skillsWillingness to travel to meet clients across the UK (this is paid for by the company!) What you'll get in return A competitive base salary of £40,000-45,000Very lucrative BONUS scheme with an extremely high likelihood of payment each year (ask recruiter for details!)22 days holiday + bank holidaysHybrid working policy with 2 days from homeSummer social and Christmas partyA fun and collaborative work environment with a great culture (and the office space is lovely too!) What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk