Procurement Category Manager - FM & Construction (Remote with UK visits)

ZipRecruiter; Altrincham; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global business is seeking a Global Category Manager specializing in Hard FM to join their expanding procurement team. The successful candidate will play a critical role in managing complex projects and developing innovative category strategies, ensuring commercial value and stakeholder engagement at all levels. This position offers a competitive salary, bonus, and full corporate benefits with potential for rapid career progression.

Qualifications

• Extensive category management experience in Hard FM.
• Experience in large and complex businesses.
• Ability to influence stakeholders at Board Level.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Head of Global Procurement.
• Develop and improve category strategies.
• Manage end-to-end sourcing in strategic areas.

Skills

Strategic category management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Market trends analysis

Education

MCIPS qualification

Job description

Job Description

Global Category Manager - Hard FM - £65,000 to £75,000 | 10% bonus, company car + full corporate benefits | Based out of either - London, Warwickshire or Hampshire

This is an amazing opportunity for someone to join a market leading, truly global business who have many arms of what they cover.

They are looking an experienced Category Manager, with extensive experience in Hard FM spend areas, where main areas of focus will be managing large value and complex projects.

The group function is going through an exiting transformation, where they have expanded the function and there will be continuous opportunities for progression

Role and responsibilities:

• Report into the Head of Global Procurement - Facilities Management, within a a good sized team of fellow colleagues at various levels
• Develop, design and continuously improve category strategies
• End to end sourcing, within designated spend areas using a strategic approach
• Working with the senior business leads, to develop category strategies and category planning
• Continuous advice to the your stakeholders on market trends, new innovations and knowledge of the supplier market
• Be able to manage and understand both regulated and un-regulated complex projects
• Ensure in parallel to strategic procurement, ensuring best commercial value for the business

Experience required:

• Extensive category management experience looking after Hard FM
• Strong and proven, strategic category management in a a large complex business
• Show that you have delivered savings, in a large and similar sized business
• Ability to engage, negotiate and influence senior stakeholders up to Board Level
• Strong stakeholder management, using different approaches to type, level and maturity of relationships
• Worked in a large and cross-functional procurement team
• MCIPS qualification nice to have, but not essential