Assistant Category Manager Resourcing and Consultancy

Assistant Category Manager Resourcing and Consultancy, Procurement

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Some careers shine brighter than others. 

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.
 

We are currently seeking an experienced individual to join this team in the role of Assistant Category Manager Resourcing and Consultancy.

In this role, you will:

• Support Sourcing Activities: Coordinate and contribute to sourcing initiatives by assisting with requirements gathering, commercial analysis, supplier engagement, and internal approval processes.
• Support Category Strategy: Collaborate with stakeholders to shape and execute procurement strategies that align with business goals.
• Influence Commercial Outcomes: Provide commercial insight and support to stakeholders—including senior executives—to enable informed procurement decisions.
• Build Strategic Relationships: Manage and maintain effective relationships across a complex stakeholder network in a dynamic, global business environment.
• Monitor Supplier Markets: 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:

• Procurement & Sourcing Experience: Demonstrated background in strategic sourcing, ideally within the Resourcing & Consultancy category.
• Strong Negotiation Skills: Proven ability to support commercial and contractual negotiations to deliver business value.
• Stakeholder Management: Confidence in engaging and influencing stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Commercial Acumen: A good understanding of supplier dynamics, especially where suppliers are also customers, and the ability to use this insight to support business goals.
• Results-Driven Mindset: 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.

At HSBC we look to enable our employees to better balance their work / life priorities and have the flexibility required to meet challenging needs as they progress through different life stages. Where possible we will consider the following flexible working options: part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, and working from home and staggered hours. If in considering a role with HSBC, you have a need for some flexibility in your working arrangements please discuss this with the recruitment team in the early stages of the application process.

We believe that being open to a range of perspectives and cultures is vital for our business. We work hard to ensure our diverse and inclusive workplace reflects the communities we serve. We want everyone to achieve their potential – regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. If you have a different way of seeing the world, we are interested in hearing from you.

HSBC is committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We are proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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Email: hsbc.recruitment@hsbc.com
Telephone: +44 2078328500.
 
Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions. HSBC has processes in place to avoid nepotism.  This means we will avoid circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.