Category Manager

City, Liverpool
Matchtech

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.

The Category Manager – FM will join the Category Management team, reporting into a Procurement Director.

Category Management within this organisation entails; supply market analysis and liaison, stakeholder partnering, procurement strategy development and implementation, and post-signature supplier relationship and contract management.

FM services are delivered across a number of UK locations, and the spend for the category is c 20m across hard and soft FM – HVAC, M&E, Maintenance, Security, Cleaning, Catering, Landscaping etc.

Specific duties of the Category Manager include:

• 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

Category Manager applicants should meet the following criteria:

• 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