Facilities & Real Estate Category Manager
Life Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.
The Facilities & Real Estate Category Manager (CM) is responsible for elements of the spend, strategic planning and leadership of selected initiatives within the Facilities & Real Estate Category. The scope of the Facilities & Real Estate CM role includes responsibility for associated expenditure within the parameters of the role. Specifically, but not exhaustively, the Facilities & Real Estate CM has responsibility for stakeholder and supplier engagement activities associated with Facilities & Real Estate such as Janitorial Services, Pest Control, Waste Management, Facilities Services, Office supplies, Utilities, Archiving & Shredding. The Facilities & Real Estate CM supports the development of the Facilities & Real Estate Category strategy owned by Facilities & Real Estate GCM. The Facilities & Real Estate CM establishes and proactively manages key business stakeholder relationships, leads proactive sourcing projects, influences specification definition & demand management, as well as managing Category specific supplier performance and innovation activities. The Facilities & Real Estate CM will be based in UK or US & reports directly to the Facilities & Real Estate GCM.
What will you be doing?
1. Responsible for providing Procurement Category input into the Global Category Manager in order to inform the functional objective setting process
2. Accountable for the delivery of specific elements of the Facilities & Real Estate Categories target following engagement in the target setting process
3. Responsible for the collection of suppliers, supply market, category and internal business data and information for elements of the Facilities & Real Estate Categories
4. Responsible for supporting the development of the Global Category Strategy for Facilities & Real Estate, including relevant stakeholder approval (members of the Facilities & Real Estate LT)
5. Responsible for the communication of distribution of selected Category specific strategies to the relevant stakeholders (members of the Facilities & Real Estate LT)
6. Accountable for identifying key supplier risks within the Facilities & Real Estate Categories and agreeing mitigating activities with the relevant business stakeholders
7. Accountable for ensuring that any supplier performance risks and issues are resolved on a timely basis
8. Responsible for supporting the development and the execution of selected projects based on the Facilities & Real Estate Category strategies and supporting business planning activities that feed into the Annual Procurement Category Plan for Facilities & Real Estate
9. Accountable for ensuring the Category projects agreed to within the Global Facilities & Real Estate Category Strategies are executed in a timely basis in line with the targeted goals
10. Responsible for leading proactive sourcing activity for the Facilities & Real Estate Categories
11. Responsible for supporting the establishment of the overall Facilities & Real Estate Category segmentation and identification of key supplier relationships
12. Accountable for supporting the implementation of consistent KPIs for the Facilities & Real Estate Categories
13. Accountable for the management of selected strategic Facilities & Real Estate Category supplier relationships, as agreed in the supplier segmentation process
14. Responsible for proactively supporting the S&N innovation agenda with strategic suppliers within the Facilities & Real Estate Categories, in line with S&N objectives
15. Responsible for the creation, application, completion and review of major contracts for the Facilities & Real Estate Categories
16. Accountable for ensuring that relevant activities delivered by Regional Implementation team members / GBS Procurement team members within the Facilities & Real Estate Categories are in line with the overall Category strategy
17. Accountable for ensuring negotiated contracts are clearly communicated to business stakeholders for the Facilities & Real Estate Categories, and that they are consistently applied
18. Responsible for monitoring compliance and adherence to Smith & Nephew Procurement policies and procedures within the Facilities & Real Estate Categories
19. Responsible for ensuring internal issues within the Facilities & Real Estate Categories are addressed and resolved in a timely manner
What will you need to be successful?
Education:
20. Bachelor’s degree required at a minimum, in fields such as business administration, finance, law or a scientific or technical field. Strong preference for CIPS or similar professional qualification.
Experience
21. 3+ years of experience in a Procurement environment
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23. Your Future: 401k Matching Program, 401k Plus Program, Discounted Stock Options, Tuition Reimbursement
24. Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Paid Holidays, Flex Holidays, Paid Community Service Day
25. Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account (Employer Contribution of $500+ annually), Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave, Fertility and Adoption Assistance Program
26. Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model (For most professional roles)
27. Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, Mentorship
28. Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!