Category Manager

Biffa; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading waste management company in the UK is seeking a Category Manager - Facilities Management. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong negotiation skills and a background in managing supplier relationships. The ideal candidate will deliver strategic category plans and lead tender processes to enhance supply chain efficiency. This position offers an opportunity to champion sustainability and contribute to significant savings targets.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience of strategic Procurement in a category-management based model.
• Experience of delivering complex tender processes with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver strategic category plans for the supply chain.
• Lead tendering, negotiation, and contract award processes.
• Build trusted relationships with senior internal stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic Procurement

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Supplier relationship management

Education

Degree educated and CIPS Qualified

Job description

Base pay range

This range is provided by Biffa. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

A quick look at the role

We’re seeking a Category Manager - Facilities Management who brings a forward-thinking mindset, commercial sharpness, and the ability to lead change. This role suits someone who thrives on ownership, navigates complexity with confidence, and builds momentum through strategic influence and strong supplier and stakeholder relationships.

Your Core Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver strategic category plans that align with long-term business goals, drive innovation, and support transformation across the supply chain
• Lead tendering, negotiation, and contract award processes, applying sound judgement and commercial insight to secure sustainable value
• Deliver annual savings targets while maintaining supplier quality, reliability, and service excellence
• Champion sustainability across the category, ensuring compliance with Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and broader ESG goals
• Build trusted relationships with senior internal stakeholders, fostering alignment and engagement to support change initiatives
• Ensure full compliance with procurement processes, standards, and systems as defined by the Procurement Excellence team
• Provide clear, accurate reporting of savings and performance, contributing to continuous improvement and excellence in procurement delivery

Our Essential Requirements

• 5 years experience of strategic Procurement in a category-management based model
• Degree educated and CIPS Qualified
• Experience of delivering complex tender processes including multiple stakeholders and weighted quality/commercial award criteria
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders within matrix organisations
• Experience in managing strategic supplier relationships and partnerships, with the capability to engage confidently at senior levels—both externally with key supply chain partners and internally across senior stakeholder groups

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Supply Chain

Industries

• Technology, Information and Internet