Senior Procurement Manager - Facilities Management Category

Category Manager - Procurement Manager - Facilities Management Category

Client Details

The organisation operates within the life science industry and is a well-established, medium-sized company known for its commitment to operational excellence. They pride themselves on fostering innovation and delivering exceptional outcomes in their field.

Description

The FM Category Manager - Procurement will lead the global category strategy for hard and soft FM services within Indirect Procurement. The role owns sourcing, supplier strategy, and contract management across services such as M&E, maintenance, utilities, cleaning, security, and workplace services across corporate, R&D, and non-manufacturing sites.

It also supports real estate procurement, including lease negotiations and site transitions, ensuring a commercially aligned approach across the property portfolio. This role is key to driving cost efficiency, supplier performance, and consistency across a global estate.

Success requires a commercially focused Category Manager with strong FM market knowledge, negotiation expertise, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders to deliver a forward-looking category strategy.

Category Strategy & Delivery

• Develop and deliver global FM category strategy (hard & soft services)
• Lead strategic sourcing, supplier consolidation, and standardisation
• Identify and deliver cost optimisation and value creation opportunities
• Establish preferred supplier frameworks

Supplier & Contract Management

• Lead sourcing and negotiation of FM contracts (including IFM)
• Manage suppliers, SLAs, KPIs, and drive SRM
• Ensure strong contract governance and risk management

FM Service Oversight

• Oversee key services:
  • Hard FM: M&E, maintenance, compliance
  • Soft FM: cleaning, security, catering, waste, workplace services
• Set global service standards and support site performance improvement
• Delivery of cost savings and value across FM categories
• Improved supplier performance and service quality
• Implementation of a clear global FM category strategy
• Reduced supply risk and stronger SRM governance
• High stakeholder engagement and satisfaction

Profile

A successful Category Manager - FM must be a procurement specialist who has managed an the FM Category should have:

• Proven expertise in procurement and supply chain management along with FM experience.
• A strong understanding of facilities management categories and supplier market as well as contracts.
• Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to analyse data and make informed decisions based on insights.
• A results-driven mindset with a focus on achieving cost efficiency and quality.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Relevant professional qualifications or certifications in procurement or supply chain management

Job Offer

• Competitive salary ranging £70,000 - £80,000 Basic
• Additional benefits including circa 8k car allowance and a 20% performance bonus.
• Head office is Manchester, but this is a remote role with travel
• Opportunities for professional growth and development within the procurement function
• Supportive and collaborative company culture.

If you are an experienced Senior Category Manager - FM and are ready to take the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply. Please only apply if you are based in the UK and have both procurement and facilities management experience ideally within manufacturing or a pharmaceutical business.