Harrods is seeking a Procurement Category Manager to lead the strategic management of indirect spend across multiple categories. Reporting to the Head of Procurement, you will develop and execute robust category strategies, leveraging data-driven insights to deliver quality, value, and commercial advantage. This role requires strong leadership, advanced negotiation skills, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders and suppliers to maximise value, mitigate risk, and support key business initiatives. Managing a UK-based, multi-million-pound spend, you will play a pivotal role in achieving departmental targets and driving strategic projects across the organisation.
About The Role
As a Procurement Category Manager at Harrods, you will take ownership of developing and executing category strategies that optimise cost, quality, and performance across Security, Distribution, and Facilities Management. Your focus will be on managing the cost base through strong negotiation, value engineering, and building resilient supplier relationships to mitigate risk and drive continuous improvement.
This role demands the ability to manage multiple categories simultaneously, oversee the full sourcing lifecycle, and apply analytical thinking to identify savings opportunities and deliver measurable value. You will balance short-term cost improvement initiatives with long-term strategic concepts, embedding procurement excellence in alignment with Harrods’ vision.
Develop and implement category plans that ensure supply security, service excellence, and cost optimisation aligned with business objectives.
Build and maintain strategic relationships with tier-1 suppliers, driving governance, performance, and innovation opportunities.
Execute core procurement processes including market analysis, RFIs/RFPs, commercial evaluation, and contract negotiation while promoting best practices.
Influence senior stakeholders to align strategies with business needs, resolve issues, and champion change management initiatives.
Deliver ambitious savings targets across CAPEX and OPEX categories while ensuring full compliance with policies and governance frameworks.
About You
You will bring a strategic mindset, commercial acumen, and the ability to influence at all levels. With proven experience in managing complex procurement categories, you will combine analytical thinking with strong stakeholder engagement skills to deliver measurable value and embed procurement excellence across the business.
Demonstrate expertise in category management, sourcing strategies, and supplier relationship management within indirect spend areas.
Possess advanced negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to secure stakeholder buy-in and deliver cost optimisation.
Apply strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities to identify savings opportunities and drive continuous improvement.
Communicate confidently and effectively, presenting complex data and strategies to senior stakeholders.
Thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities while maintaining compliance and governance standards.
About Us
Harrods is one of the world’s leading luxury department stores and we’re becoming a destination for top designers, and the most sought-after brands from around the globe. Our combined mission is to make visiting our iconic Knightsbridge store one of the world’s most inspiring shopping experiences.
Our Promise to You
Help us make the impossible possible for our customers and we’ll do something remarkable for you. As well as offering a friendly environment to inspire your best work, we provide abundant opportunities and support to build an exceptional career across the varied specialisms of our business.
In return you’ll receive an excellent benefits package, including a generous company pension, private medical insurance, 25 days’ holiday, and your birthday off, up to 33% in-store discount (including across our food halls and restaurants) and a season ticket loan.
Uniquely You
At Harrods we believe the personality and authenticity of our people sets us apart. We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes, and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive. What makes you unique makes us exceptional.
While our job adverts outline the ideal qualities, skills, and prior experience for the role, we believe in the potential for growth and value individual strengths. If you do not meet every desired criteria but feel you have the skills and experience to thrive in this role as well as a genuine interest in working for Harrods and you can demonstrate an alignment with our values, we would encourage you to apply.
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Additional Information:
Time Type:
Fixed Term (Fixed Term)Department:
Central Procurement (Courtenay Grieveson)