As a Senior Category Manager specialising in Outsourcing, you'll play a key role in managing Aviva's third-party spend and strategic supplier relationships. Working closely with business stakeholders, you'll develop and deliver category strategies, lead sourcing and procurement activity, negotiate complex contracts, and ensure suppliers deliver against agreed performance, value and risk requirements. You'll be responsible for identifying commercial opportunities, driving cost efficiencies, managing supplier performance, and supporting outsourcing initiatives that contribute to Aviva's wider business strategy. This is a highly visible role requiring strong collaboration across multiple business areas to deliver the best outcomes for Aviva.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Proven experience in Procurement, Category Management, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) or Commercial Management within a financial services, insurance or regulated organisation.
• Strong track record of leading sourcing activity, negotiating complex commercial agreements and delivering measurable business value.
• Experience managing strategic supplier relationships, driving performance improvements and ensuring contractual obligations are achieved.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across all levels of the business.
• Knowledge of outsourcing, business process outsourcing (BPO) or complex third-party service arrangements, including associated commercial and operational risks.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose – with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We want you to shine. That’s why we have so much to offer you:

• Salary around £75,000 - depending on skills, experience, and qualifications
• Bonus opportunity – 12% of annual salary, depending on your performance and the business’
• 29 days of paid leave exclusive of public holidays - with the option of buying or selling additional holiday days
• Generous pension scheme – we’ll contribute up to 14%
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools