A leading infrastructure services operator require a Category Manager with experience across Facilities Management (FM) spend area. Applicants need a demonstrable track record in developing procurement and category management strategies, within FM.
Responsibilities
* Develop, implement and manage Category Strategies across the Facilities Management Category
* Engage with the Facilities Management supplier landscape
* Stakeholder collaboration and partnering - increase engagement with the business, develop scope of works
* Monitor and manage supplier performance across a portfolio of contracts, ensuring contract compliance and value delivery
* Supplier risk mitigation activities
* Seek opportunities to reduce suppliers, leverage spend and increase efficiencies
* Improve use of data within the FM category - increase management information, utilise dashboards, trackers etc
* Collaborate with Procurement Leadership, Sourcing Teams and Category Managers to drive best practice, process improvement and compliant procurement processes
Qualifications
* Experience within a strategic procurement role, that has entailed the development of procurement strategies and / or category plans, both pre and post signature
* Some experience across the Facilities Management Category, both hard and soft FM (catering, cleaning, pest control, waste, energy, security, HVAC, M&E, utilities, Building Management Systems etc)
* Applicants can have experience in any industry - those with experience of multi-site organisations, with remote stakeholders and assets may get up and running quicker
* Excellent stakeholder partnering skills
* Ability to raise the profile of procurement and demonstrate to the business the value of category management
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