Category Manager - Facilities Management

A quick look at the roleThe 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 responsibilitiesDevelop a detailed understanding of specific key spend areas and subsequently tender, negotiate and award contracts Deliver annual savings targets and supplier quality and delivery expectationsDevelop and maintain an overall set of category strategies to continue to drive cost out, mitigate risk and encourage innovation on a multi-year basisManage sustainability requirements and ensure compliance with SBTi targetsEnsure accurate reporting of savings delivery and maintain excellent stakeholder relationshipsEnsure compliance with processes, standards and systems as determined by the Procurement Excellence team. Our essential requirementsOver 5 years experience of strategic Procurement in a category-management based model with specific knowledge of one of the specific category areasDegree educated and CIPS Qualified Experience in waste management, manufacturing or logistics organisations preferableStrong negotiation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders within matrix organisationsExperience of major supplier relationships and ability to interact at account manager level with large supplier partnersBiffa – we’re changing the way people think about wasteAt 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. We believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment which is why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.

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.

We believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment which is why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.

Biffa have been servicing the waste management needs of the UK since 1912 and we’re now a UK leading integrated waste management company. We are proud to lead the waste and recycling industry. With operations at over 195 sites spanning the length and breadth of the country, we service over 2.3 million households and collect 4.3 million bins per week just within our municipal division. From our conception in 1912, our business has developed far beyond waste collection and into recycling, treatment and energy generation servicesOur VisionTo be the leader in UK sustainable waste management.Our PurposeWe're here to change the way people think about waste.Our values truly reinforce what we are all about:• We act as a team- We are working towards a common goal- We look out for each other- We all have an equal voice and respect each other• We make things happen- We are hands on and get stuck in- We find a way- We go the extra mile and always deliver • We do the right thing- We are honest, transparent and responsible for our actions- We keep our promises- We build trust by being consistent and fair• We take pride in what we do- We continually develop our knowledge and expertise- We know our work matters- We take price in a job well done We are a progressive business and innovation is core to our strategy. This means continually developing and improving our extensive UK-wide infrastructure to provide greater flexibility, an innovative and broad range of services and the utilisation of technology to ensure we are easy to do business with.

Biffa have been servicing the waste management needs of the UK since 1912 and we’re now a UK leading integrated waste management company.

We are proud to lead the waste and recycling industry. With operations at over 195 sites spanning the length and breadth of the country, we service over 2.3 million households and collect 4.3 million bins per week just within our municipal division. From our conception in 1912, our business has developed far beyond waste collection and into recycling, treatment and energy generation services

Our Vision

To be the leader in UK sustainable waste management.

Our Purpose

We're here to change the way people think about waste.

Our values truly reinforce what we are all about:

• We act as a team

- We are working towards a common goal

- We look out for each other

- We all have an equal voice and respect each other

• We make things happen

- We are hands on and get stuck in

- We find a way

- We go the extra mile and always deliver

• We do the right thing

- We are honest, transparent and responsible for our actions

- We keep our promises

- We build trust by being consistent and fair

• We take pride in what we do

- We continually develop our knowledge and expertise

- We know our work matters

- We take price in a job well done

We are a progressive business and innovation is core to our strategy. This means continually developing and improving our extensive UK-wide infrastructure to provide greater flexibility, an innovative and broad range of services and the utilisation of technology to ensure we are easy to do business with.