Senior Procurement Manager - Facilities Management Category
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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
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.
Procurement Manager - Category Manager - Facilities Management (Hard & Soft Services)
We're looking for a commercially driven Category Manager - FM (Hard & Soft Services) to lead the global strategy for facilities management within our Indirect Procurement function.
In this role, you'll take full ownership of sourcing, supplier strategy, and contract management across a broad FM portfolio - including hard services (M&E, maintenance, utilities) and soft services (cleaning
You'll also support a real estate procurement activities, including lease negotiations and site transitions, helping to ensure a consistent, cost-effective, and high-performing supplier landscape across a complex global estate.
What You'll Be Doing
Develop and deliver a global FM category strategy aligned to business priorities
Lead strategic sourcing, supplier consolidation, and cost optimisation initiatives
Manage key supplier relationships, SLAs, and performance (SRM)
Negotiate and implement FM and IFM contracts to drive value and reduce risk.
Oversee delivery across hard and soft FM services to ensure service excellence
Support lease negotiations, site moves, and closures from a procurement perspective
Partner with stakeholders across Corporate, R&D, and site teams globally
Provide market insight, manage supply risk, and drive continuous improvement
What We're Looking For
Proven experience in FM procurement (hard & soft services) within a global, multi-site environment. You must have done both FM and Procurement.
Strong track record in strategic sourcing and complex contract negotiation
Knowledge of FM operating models (bundled, IFM, multi-supplier)
Excellent stakeholder management with the ability to influence at senior level
Commercially astute, data-driven, and results-focused
Experience with real estate or property-related procurement (desirable)
Previously worked in a manufacturing and managed site services across indirect procurement.
Why Join Us
This is a key role where you'll shape and deliver a global FM strategy, driving cost efficiency, supplier performance, and operational excellence while partnering with senior stakeholders across the business.