Category Manager (Procurement)

Category Manager (Procurement) 

£42,170 - £46,852 per annum (depending on experience) 

Home based with travel to Worcester/Solihull office as required 

Permanent, Full Time  

Join our growing Procurement team and help us make a difference! 

We are currently looking for a Category Manager to join our expanding Procurement team on a permanent basis.   

Now is an exciting time to join Platform Housing Group, a dynamic, forward-thinking social housing business who offer employees an inclusive and supportive environment with excellent benefits and family friendly policies.    

In this role you’ll collaborate closely with our Property and Asset Management teams, utilising Category Management tools and techniques to secure optimal outcomes for both the Group and our customers across all areas of indirect and direct spend. 

If you have relevant Category Management experience, particularly in property and maintenance, and are driven to support our growth with enthusiasm, we want to hear from you! 

Some of the things we are looking for:  

• Experience of working in similar role in a Procurement, Category Management, or commercial function. 

• Experience of managing a team. 

• Experience across appropriate Categories of Spend 

• Experience of managing property related spend areas such as maintenance, repairs, materials, fleet (either planned and/or responsive). 

• Strong communication skills with proven experience of developing and managing relationships with senior colleagues within a complex organisation.   

• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office 

While this role offers the flexibility of being home-based, occasional travel to Group offices and other locations, including Birmingham Business Park Solihull and Central Park, Worcester, is required. 

Some of the great benefits we can offer you:          

• Up to 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with the opportunity to buy and sell leave       

• Family friendly policies including generous Paternity, Maternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave plus 3 days paid Urgent Domestic Leave    

• Medicash membership for all employees which includes access to an employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership and exclusive discounts            

• Health Cash Plan worth up to £1700 p/a with cashback for dental, optical, physio and complementary therapies and more          

• Pension scheme with minimum employee contributions of up to 6% and Platform will contribute up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)            

• Learning and Development opportunities     

• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme    

• Employee reward and recognition scheme with wellbeing hub and discount from a wide range of retailers   

We aim to hold interviews for this role on Monday 15th April at our Worcester office (WR5 1DU) and will contact you following shortlisting to arrange a suitable time.