Senior Category Lead

1 day ago

Warwick, United Kingdom Concept Resourcing Full time

**We're looking for a permanent Senior Category Lead in Facilities Management to join our Indirects Procurement Function.**

Working as a Senior Category Lead in Facilities Management you will need to demonstrate creativity and commercial acumen, to identify opportunities to drive value and deliver the net zero ambition. This will include partnering with the business to securesupply and manage demand, working with the supply chain to drive innovation, exploring new markets and technologies, and driving sustainability and social value.

Reporting into the Category Manager, Property and Facilities Management you'll be responsible for leading a high value Category that is critical to the business at a time of change both within the organisation and within the Facilities Management industry.This will involve engaging and building established working relationships with stakeholders to identify business needs and then using your knowledge of the supply chain to ensure we can offer the best solutions.

This role is within the Land & Property team, within the wider Indirects team. Land & Property has a wide remit that extends beyond Facilities to include Security of our Infrastructure, Utilities, Land management and Building refurbishments.

Some of the key accountabilities of this role are:

- Developing compelling category strategies that deliver the ambition.
- Developing detailed commercial understanding and value opportunities.
- Ownership and delivery of end-to-end strategic sourcing events within a portfolio.
- Forming dynamic teams with stakeholders to drive best possible solutions.
- Building collaborative relationships with the supply chain and identifying new supply markets.
- Scoping, delivering, and executing robust fit for purpose contractual agreements.

**About you**

As a senior member of the Land & Property team, you need to have:

- Experience of the facilities management industry
- Experience operating within a regulated environment (not necessarily procurement, but other commercial functions)

More broadly speaking, we are looking for enthusiasm and people who:

- Have a passion for enabling an affordable net zero and are motivated to make a difference.
- Are proactive with a positive attitude and desire to learn.
- Can navigate their own way through a complex organisation and effectively solve problems.
- Can confidently communicate, engage and build strong working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
- Have effective project management skills
- Can collate and organise data, analyse commercial issues and enjoy the detail of costs and contracts.
- Demonstrate role model behaviours by evidencing 'finding a better way', 'doing the right thing' and 'making it happen' values.

**What we can offer you**
- A competitive salary of between £45,000 and £50,000, dependent on capability and experience.
- A bonus based on personal and company performance
- A competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.
- Access to a number of additional benefits including 25 days' holiday and a range of flexible benefits such as Share Incentive Plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

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