Procurement Category Manager
Role Overview
Experienced Procurement Category Manager leading the Facilities, Estates and Logistics category portfolio.
The portfolio supports critical operational services and includes hard and soft facilities management, property and estates services, capital projects, workplace services, transport, fleet, warehousing and logistics.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Experienced Procurement Category Manager leading the Facilities, Estates and Logistics category portfolio.
The portfolio supports critical operational services and includes hard and soft facilities management, property and estates services, capital projects, workplace services, transport, fleet, warehousing and logistics.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and deliver category strategies across the portfolio.
- Lead end-to-end procurement, from market analysis and category planning through tendering, negotiation and contract award.
- Manage supplier relationships and drive improved value, service performance, operational resilience and sustainability.
- Work with senior stakeholders across Facilities, Estates, Operations and Supply Chain; influence decisions and challenge requirements.
- Use spend analysis, market intelligence and supplier performance data to develop procurement solutions with measurable outcomes.
- Support sustainability, social value and continuous improvement objectives.
Candidate requirements
- Procurement Category Management experience is required.
- Proven experience managing complex sourcing projects and strategic supplier relationships is required.
- Strong commercial judgement and confidence working with senior stakeholders and suppliers in a complex organisation are required.
- Experience in Facilities Management, Property Services, Estates or Logistics categories is ideal.
- MCIPS or equivalent experience is desirable.
Workplace
- Hybrid role, primarily based at the Blackfriars hub office and Essex site, with occasional attendance at other offices such as Taunton and Manchester.
About SYNLAB UK & Ireland
SYNLAB UK & Ireland provides laboratory diagnostics in partnership with the NHS and other healthcare providers.
The organisation reports more than 3,000 colleagues across UK services and over 65 million tests performed annually.
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