Category Manager - Facilities Management

The Category Manager is responsible for developing and implementing category strategies for Facilities Management services and related procurement spend across Biffa.

Your core responsibilities:

• Develop a detailed understanding of specific key spend areas and subsequently tender, negotiate and award contracts
• Deliver annual savings targets and supplier quality and delivery expectations
• Develop and maintain an overall set of category strategies to continue to drive cost out, mitigate risk and encourage innovation on a multi-year basis
• Manage sustainability requirements and ensure compliance with SBTi targets
• Ensure accurate reporting of savings delivery and maintain excellent stakeholder relationships
• Ensure compliance with processes, standards and systems as determined by the Procurement Excellence team.

Essential requirements:

• Over 5 years experience of strategic Procurement in a category-management based model with specific knowledge of one of the specific category areas
• Degree educated and CIPS Qualified
• Experience in waste management, manufacturing or logistics organisations preferable
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders within matrix organisations
• Experience of major supplier relationships and ability to interact at account manager level with large supplier partners