Category Manager

Matchtech; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure services operator is looking for a Category Manager with a strong background in Facilities Management to develop and manage category strategies. The successful candidate will engage with suppliers, ensure compliance across contracts, and demonstrate the value of procurement to stakeholders. This role requires proven experience in strategic procurement, especially within both hard and soft FM service areas, ideally in multi-site environments.

Qualifications

• Experience within a strategic procurement role focusing on procurement strategies.
• Experience in Facilities Management, covering both hard and soft services.
• Experience with multi-site organizations and remote stakeholders is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage Category Strategies for Facilities Management.
• Engage with the Facilities Management supplier landscape.
• Monitor supplier performance and ensure contract compliance.
• Collaborate with teams to drive best practices and compliance.

Skills

Stakeholder partnering skills

Supplier performance management

Procurement strategies development

Risk mitigation

Job description

A leading infrastructure services operator require a Category Manager with experience across Facilities Management (FM) spend area. Applicants need a demonstrable track record in developing procurement and category management strategies, within FM.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and manage Category Strategies across the Facilities Management Category
• Engage with the Facilities Management supplier landscape
• Stakeholder collaboration and partnering - increase engagement with the business, develop scope of works
• Monitor and manage supplier performance across a portfolio of contracts, ensuring contract compliance and value delivery
• Supplier risk mitigation activities
• Seek opportunities to reduce suppliers, leverage spend and increase efficiencies
• Improve use of data within the FM category - increase management information, utilise dashboards, trackers etc
• Collaborate with Procurement Leadership, Sourcing Teams and Category Managers to drive best practice, process improvement and compliant procurement processes

Qualifications

• Experience within a strategic procurement role, that has entailed the development of procurement strategies and / or category plans, both pre and post signature
• Some experience across the Facilities Management Category, both hard and soft FM (catering, cleaning, pest control, waste, energy, security, HVAC, M&E, utilities, Building Management Systems etc)
• Applicants can have experience in any industry - those with experience of multi-site organisations, with remote stakeholders and assets may get up and running quicker
• Excellent stakeholder partnering skills
• Ability to raise the profile of procurement and demonstrate to the business the value of category management