Category Manager - Facilities Management

FM Category Manager
Hybrid/National
£28.76ph

A transnational Environmental Services provider is seeking a Facilities ManagementCategory Manager to start a 10-month contract in a hybrid/national role. You will be based from one of the principle UK offices: London, Cannock or Warrington.

You will be offered:

* £28.76ph
* 8 Hour Days
* 40hr Work Week
* 10-Month Contract

You will be responsible for the following:

* You will establish, build and maintain positive relationships with all key stakeholders to enable the category strategy to be effectively implemented and maintained.
* You will build and update (on an annual basis) the category strategy in conjunction with the UK & Ireland business stakeholders and the global procurement department.
* You will be responsible for the delivery of the annual category plan, with regard to savings, service, spend under management and supplier rationalisation.
* You shall seek to embed sustainable procurement practice in your categories and look to lead the businesses ambition to deliver multifaceted business performance.
* When undertaking the above tasks, you will need to ensure all Supply Chain policies, procedures and processes are followed.
* As part of your role, you will build an external network of benchmarks. This will ensure that category-specific, industry-leading solutions are sought and implemented.
* You will be supporting the National Supply Chain Manager who you will report into; and be the point of contact for your specific categories.
* You will support any ad-hoc queries from the business.

We are looking for:

* Candidates will ideally be educated to Degree or Higher Level Qualification, and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS) or be part qualified CIPS and working towards MCIPS.
* You will have previous experience of working Procurement functions within blue-chip businesses or within the Public Sector, ideally operating at the level of Category Manager, Assistant Category Manager or Senior Buyer.
* You will also have indirect supply chain knowledge, with specific experience of managing a Corporate Services category, although this is not essential.
* You will have a good knowledge of the procurement process and relevant compliance with set processes and policies.

Please apply now for more information.

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