Assistant Category Manager Resourcing and Consultancy

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further. 

Dynamic and proactive, Global Procurement delivers tangible commercial value for HSBC. A varied remit spans all aspects of the procurement lifecycle worldwide - from leading relationships with suppliers, to ensuring alignment across spending plans. Highly engaged with the business, Procurement specialists develop deep strategic understanding. This leads to stronger approaches to measuring success, and ultimately ensures the Group operates ever more effectively. 

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

In this role, you will:

• Coordinate and contribute to sourcing initiatives by assisting with requirements gathering, commercial analysis, supplier engagement, and internal approval processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to shape and execute procurement strategies that align with business goals.
• Provide commercial insight and support to stakeholders—including senior executives—to enable informed procurement decisions.
• Manage and maintain effective relationships across a complex stakeholder network in a dynamic, global business environment.
• Stay ahead of market shifts and supplier changes to identify opportunities for innovation, cost savings, and risk mitigation.

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Demonstrated background in strategic sourcing, ideally within the Resourcing & Consultancy category.
• SProven ability to support commercial and contractual negotiations to deliver business value.
• Confidence in engaging and influencing stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• A good understanding of supplier dynamics, especially where suppliers are also customers, and the ability to use this insight to support business goals.
• Able to manage multiple priorities, ensure compliance, and contribute to achieving category savings targets.

Opening a world of opportunity. You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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