Category Manager

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dynamic Category Manager to drive procurement excellence and strategic supplier partnerships. This role is pivotal in delivering savings and ensuring quality across key categories, such as IT and Logistics. You will be responsible for developing category strategies, negotiating contracts, and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships. Join a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and innovation, and be part of a transformative journey in procurement and supply chain management. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact while working in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in strategic procurement and category management.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and award contracts for key spend areas.
• Deliver annual savings and maintain supplier quality.
• Manage sustainability requirements and ensure compliance.

Skills

Strategic Procurement

Negotiation Skills

Stakeholder Management

Category Management

Education

Degree

CIPS Qualification

Job description

A quick look at the role

Procurement and Supply Chain has been recognised as a key enabler for our corporate goals and have started an ambitious transformation programme to create a high-performing strategic function which partners with our business divisions and manages a cost effective, reliable and innovative supplier base. Category Manager is responsible for delivering annual savings targets and supplier quality and delivery expectations. We currently have two vacancies, one with responsibility for IT and one for Logistics.

Your core responsibilities

1. Develop a detailed understanding of specific key spend areas and subsequently tender, negotiate and award contracts.
2. Deliver annual savings targets and supplier quality and delivery expectations.
3. 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.
4. Manage sustainability requirements and ensure compliance with SBTi targets.
5. Ensure accurate reporting of savings delivery and maintain excellent stakeholder relationships.
6. Ensure compliance with processes, standards and systems as determined by the Procurement Excellence team.

Our essential requirements

1. 5 years experience of strategic Procurement in a category-management based model.
2. Degree educated and CIPS Qualified.
3. Experience in waste management, manufacturing or logistics organisations preferable.
4. Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders within matrix organisations.
5. Experience of major supplier relationships and ability to interact at account manager level with large supplier partners.

Biffa - we're changing the way people think about waste

At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we're turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It's a view that's shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that's always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull.

We believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment which is why you'll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.