Category Manager – Property Services

Overview

In this role you will lead strategic sourcing and category management for Property Services within the public sector. You will partner with internal stakeholders to deliver end-to-end procurement projects, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive measurable value through supplier management. Your work supports business objectives and improves commercial outcomes across multiple categories. This is a hands-on, impact-focused position with a hybrid working pattern and emphasis on shaping procurement strategy for facilities and property services.

Responsibilities

• Lead nominated procurement categories, suppliers, and contracts with strategic sourcing solutions
• Manage projects from inception to contract award and implementation, ensuring value for money and timely delivery
• Ensure compliance with public procurement legislation and governance
• Lead supplier engagement, tendering, negotiations, and contract lifecycle management
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders to understand priorities and risks
• Conduct market research to support sourcing strategies and supplier selection
• Map organisational expenditure and establish compliant routes to market
• Identify opportunities to add procurement-driven value and support continuous improvement

Key requirements

• Proven experience in a procurement or category management role
• Experience in Development and Construction, Property Services, Asset Management, Hard Facilities Management
• Strong category management expertise using data and market intelligence
• Experience delivering tenders and competitive procurement in a regulated public sector
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Experience managing supplier relationships and contract performance
• Strong organisational skills for handling multiple priorities
• Knowledge of Procurement Act 2023 and Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015
• Experience in public sector environments such as housing associations or local authorities is advantageous

• stakeholder management
• influencing
• multi-tasking
• category management
• tendering
• contract lifecycle management

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