
Interim IT Category Lead: Sustaining Procurement Momentum
An interim IT Category Lead steps in during a key procurement leader’s parental leave, sustaining momentum across an active project portfolio in a fast-growing technology business.
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An interim IT Category Lead steps in during a key procurement leader’s parental leave, sustaining momentum across an active project portfolio in a fast-growing technology business.

Recruiting a Supply Chain Business Partner for a global pharmaceutical company: separating essential experience from learnable capability opened the search and led to a strong long-term hire.

Recruiting a Category Manager for chemicals in a decentralised process industry group: deep category expertise, stakeholder management across ten-plus production sites, and knowledge transfer from a retiring specialist.

This case study details the recruitment of a Procurement Development Manager for a major construction company, tasked with enhancing the maturity of a 30-person procurement organization. Post-placement feedback confirmed an excellent hire, with positive comments from both the CPO and the placed candidate.

Given the highly regulated nature of the industry, the role required deep category expertise, strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to navigate complex global procurement structures.

The main focus for this person was to develop a sustainable operations strategy for a company that is constantly growing both organically and by acquisitions, leading to an evolving portfolio of products, suppliers, and production units.

With major retail partners expecting consistent availability, the company needed a planner able to balance forecast accuracy, supply constraints and service levels in a pharmaceuticals setting.