Strategic Facilities & Maintenance Category Manager (Hybrid)

Leisure Employment Services; Hemel Hempstead; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday Buy Scheme

Annual bonus

Hotel discount for Haven & Warner

Wellbeing support

Corporate partner discounts

Career development (LD/Apprenticeships

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Haven in Hemel Hempstead seeks a Category Manager to lead Facilities & Maintenance procurement across multi-site operations. You will own sourcing, tendering, and contract management, building strong supplier relationships to secure savings and operational wins.

The role offers hybrid working (60% office, with some events) and a competitive annual bonus, plus a range of benefits within Bourne Leisure. You will partner with Finance and the wider Procurement team to optimise processes and value.

Qualifications

• Category Management expertise – proven experience leading sourcing across multi-site hospitality or similar.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills with a track record of delivering value and mitigating risk.
• Solid understanding of Source to Pay lifecycle and tender development.
• Excellent communication and relationship management to drive change with senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end procurement from strategy and tendering to supplier selection and contract management.
• Identify and deliver savings, cost avoidance and value-generation opportunities while managing risk.
• Own supplier relationships and monitor performance, drive innovation and partnerships.
• Translate strategy into action by turning stakeholder requirements into commercially robust solutions.
• Champion continuous improvement by monitoring market conditions, budget and inflation management.

Skills

Category Management

Negotiation

Source to Pay

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Tools

Coupa

Job description

Haven in Hemel Hempstead seeks a Category Manager to lead Facilities & Maintenance procurement across multi-site operations. You will own sourcing, tendering, and contract management, building strong supplier relationships to secure savings and operational wins.

The role offers hybrid working (60% office, with some events) and a competitive annual bonus, plus a range of benefits within Bourne Leisure. You will partner with Finance and the wider Procurement team to optimise processes and value.