A quick look at the role

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.

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

Biffa – we’re changing the way people think about waste

At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull.

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