Category Manager

**Category Manager - Facilities & Sustainability (35k-40k)**
**Summary**
This role will be reporting to the Procurement Manager, and as part of the wider finance team. As well as working closely with procurement colleagues and the Facilities team(s) this role will also work alongside colleagues in our Finance Operations team.
The focus of this role will be to act as a Category Manager for the Facilities business area, and supporting a number of sub-categories for that area. You will ensure that Procurement support is aligned to the structure, objectives and culture of the wholeorganisation, thus becoming an enabler to its business plan, objectives and deliverables.
You are required to collaborate with key stakeholders proactively identifying areas where Procurement can add measurable value, and to lead solutions in support of strategic goals and improving organisational effectiveness and efficiency.
You will also be required to contribute to the development of the Procurement vision and strategy, and act as a positive ambassador for sustainable procurement. You'll work as part of the wider finance team and you'll demonstrate strong procurement sustainablevalues in all that you do.
**Responsibilities**
- Leading supplier engagement and sourcing activities end to end from definition of business requirements, sourcing, tender analysis and negotiation and ongoing supplier performance and life cycle management.
- Ensure that procurement projects are efficient and compliant and that any associated procurement activities are run in accordance with internal policy and Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR)
- Supporting and contributing to the procurement strategy for ESG and EDI initiatives that align with the wider corporate strategies for our environment and sustainability.
- Developing and then delivering a pipeline of Procurement activities for your category area(s) taking into account the business objectives and priorities, contract renewal dates and budget plans.
- Ensuring that all expenditure is identified, routes to market are defined and maverick spend is measured and controlled, running regular spend analysis reports.
- Taking responsibility for the ongoing management of suppliers that fall under your category area, optimising and rationalising the category suppliers and ensuring that they're fit for supply.
- Acting as a Procure to Pay (P2P) champion and working with your category areas to ensure compliant spend and reducing/minimising retrospective spend.
- Continuously seek realistic ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness in your role, to help the department achieve its goals.
- Participate in learning and development activities that develop personal effectiveness and assist in improving performance in the role; ensuring that you keep up to date with developments in both procurement practice and category management.
- Undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required in line with the level of responsibility of the post and in order to meet the changing needs of the organisation.

**Skills, knowledge& experience**
**Essential**:
Understanding/experience of sourcing strategies
Project management - delivering projects or supporting delivery of projects
Facilities (hard/soft) procurement experience/knowledge
Keen customer service focus
Collaborative approach to problem solving and building relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
Models and promotes the organisational values of Integrity, Teamwork and Excellence
**Desirable**:
Advanced Excel Skills
Understanding of PCR 2015 - practical and theoretical
CIPS
Experience of NEC4 contracts