Facilities & Maintenance Category Lead (Hybrid)

Haven; Hemel Hempstead; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday Buy Scheme

Annual bonus

Hotel discounts

Wellbeing support

Corporate partner discounts

Career development paths

Job summary

Haven is seeking a Category Manager to lead the Facilities & Maintenance procurement across multiple sites from Hemel Hempstead. You will drive sourcing strategies, tendering, contract management and ongoing supplier partnerships to deliver real savings and operational wins.

In this hybrid role, you’ll collaborate with the Facilities & Maintenance team and Central Operations to convert stakeholder requirements into robust, value-driven solutions while ensuring contractual obligations and service

Qualifications

• Category Management expertise in multi-site hospitality or similar.
• Strong negotiation and contract-management skills.
• Solid understanding of Source-to-Pay lifecycle and procurement principles.
• Excellent communication and relationship-management to influence stakeholders.
• Pragmatic, multi-priority delivery in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end procurement from strategy to supplier relationship management.
• Identify and deliver savings and value-generation opportunities while managing risk.
• Own supplier relationships and monitor performance to drive innovation.
• Translate stakeholder requirements into commercially robust solutions maximizing value and margin.
• Support budget/inflation management and continuous process improvements.

Skills

Category Management

Commercial negotiation

Procurement systems

Stakeholder leadership

Continuous improvement

Tools

Coupa

Job description

Haven is seeking a Category Manager to lead the Facilities & Maintenance procurement across multiple sites from Hemel Hempstead. You will drive sourcing strategies, tendering, contract management and ongoing supplier partnerships to deliver real savings and operational wins.

In this hybrid role, you’ll collaborate with the Facilities & Maintenance team and Central Operations to convert stakeholder requirements into robust, value-driven solutions while ensuring contractual obligations and service