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Category Manager – Hard FM
Job summary
A leading consultancy firm in the UK seeks a Category Manager – Hard FM to drive sourcing and supplier management initiatives remotely with some travel. The role involves optimizing supplier performance, aligning category strategies, and ensuring compliance across projects. The ideal candidate will have 3-6 years of experience in category management and strong procurement skills. This opportunity offers a collaborative culture and professional development.
Benefits
Qualifications
- 3-6 years’ experience in buying or category management within Hard FM.
- Experience skilled in procurement tenders and contract implementation.
- Strong analytical and Excel skills required.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver Hard FM category strategies.
- Lead tendering and sourcing activities.
- Optimize supplier performance.
Skills
Education
Category Manager – Hard FM
Location : remote with travel
Salary : £65,000 + 15% bonus + package
Our client are seeking an experienced Category Manager – Hard FM to lead sourcing, tendering, and supplier management initiatives that deliver compliance, efficiency, and long-term value.
You’ll manage supplier performance, lead procurement projects, and work closely with key stakeholders across the UK & Ireland to align category strategies with organisational goals.
- Develop and deliver Hard FM category strategies that drive value and performance.
- Lead tendering and sourcing activity, ensuring robust due diligence and governance.
- Optimise supplier performance and embed continuous improvement.
- Conduct market benchmarking to maintain competitiveness and best practice.
- Ensure full contractual and legal compliance, including risk assessments and documentation.
- Provide spend and performance analysis to support strategic decisions.
- Collaborate across category, finance, and operational teams to align objectives.
- Support income, aged debt, and rebate management activities.
- 3-6 years’ experience in buying or category management within Hard FM.
- Skilled in procurement tenders, supplier management, and contract implementation.
- Strong Excel and analytical skills; confident presenting data and insights.
- Proven ability to work in a matrix, multicultural environment.
- Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ideally working towards CIPS / ISM or equivalent.
- Commercially focused with solid financial acumen.
- Deep-dive reviews on FM accounts.
- Category experience in Lifts, Fire & Security, Water Treatment, Electrical Wholesalers, etc.
- Managing Hard FM subcontractors.
- Understanding of Construction and Civils project procurement.
This is an opportunity to make a real impact — shaping category strategy, improving supplier performance, and driving value across a critical Hard FM portfolio. They offer a collaborative culture, professional development, and the chance to influence procurement across the UK & Ireland.
If you are interested, please send an updated CV through the link or email a word version of your CV to g.sivarajah@bramwithconsulting.co.uk
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