Category Manager

Remote from: UK
Annual salary: Undisclosed
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Department: Product & Operations
Employment type: Full Time,
Job posted: 23 Jun 2025
Apply before: 23 Jul 2025
Experience level: Senior
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Leading the way in sustainable waste management creating solutions for the UK that enable the circular economy.

Environmental Services
1912

A quick look at the role

Procurement and Supply Chain has been recognised as a key enabler for our corporate goals and have started an ambitious transformation programme to create a high-performing strategic function which partners with our business divisions and manages a cost effective, reliable and innovative supplier base. Category Manager is responsible for delivering annual savings targets and supplier quality and delivery expectations. We currently have one vacancy with responsibility for Waste Disposal.

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

5 years experience of strategic Procurement in a category-management based model
Degree educated and CIPS Qualified
Experience of delivering complex tender processes including multiple stakeholders and weighted quality/commercial award criteria
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.

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