Biffa
Category Manager - Facilities Management
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The Category Manager is responsible for developing and implementing category strategies for Facilities Management services and related procurement spend across Biffa. The role focuses on optimizing supplier performance, delivering cost savings, managing risks, and ensuring the procurement of high-quality FM services that support business operations.
Your Core Responsibilities
- Develop a detailed understanding of specific key spend areas and subsequently tender, negotiate, and award contracts
- Deliver annual savings targets and supplier quality and delivery expectations
- Develop and maintain an overall set of category strategies to continue to drive cost out, mitigate risk, and encourage innovation on a multi-year basis
- Manage sustainability requirements and ensure compliance with SBTi targets
- Ensure accurate reporting of savings delivery and maintain excellent stakeholder relationships
- Ensure compliance with processes, standards, and systems as determined by the Procurement Excellence team
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Our Essential Requirements
- Over 5 years experience of strategic Procurement in a category-management based model with specific knowledge of one of the specific category areas
- Degree educated and CIPS Qualified
- Experience in waste management, manufacturing, or logistics organisations preferable
- Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders within matrix organisations
- Experience of major supplier relationships and ability to interact at account manager level with large supplier partners
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