Non-Food Category Manager — Hybrid, Bonus & Benefits

Haven; Hemel Hempstead; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday Buy

Annual bonus

Hotel discounts

Wellbeing support

Corporate discounts

Learning and Development

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Haven is seeking a Category Manager for Non-Food in Hemel Hempstead. The role owns the entire Non-Food category, driving sourcing opportunities, supplier partnerships, and meaningful savings across the board.

You will be the go-to expert for Non-Food procurement, overseeing contracts, relationships, and value delivery. The ideal candidate has proven multi-site hospitality procurement experience, strong commercial acumen, and the ability to influence stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Category Manager in multi-site hospitality.
• Strong commercial expertise with savings, contracts and supplier performance.
• Strategic procurement knowledge and use of procurement systems.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and influence across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Non-Food procurement strategy with Operations stakeholders.
• Own end-to-end procurement lifecycle: tendering, negotiation, contracts.
• Drive cost savings, innovation, and supplier performance.
• Ensure compliance and quality of product specs, recipes and menus.
• Collaborate with Finance and Procurement on budgets and governance.

Skills

Category management

Commercial acumen

Procurement strategy

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Tools

Coupa

Job description

Haven is seeking a Category Manager for Non-Food in Hemel Hempstead. The role owns the entire Non-Food category, driving sourcing opportunities, supplier partnerships, and meaningful savings across the board.

You will be the go-to expert for Non-Food procurement, overseeing contracts, relationships, and value delivery. The ideal candidate has proven multi-site hospitality procurement experience, strong commercial acumen, and the ability to influence stakeholders.