Facilities & Real Estate Category Manager

Facilities & Real Estate Category Manager

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The Facilities & Real Estate Category Manager (CM) is responsible for elements of the spend, strategic planning and leadership of selected initiatives within the Facilities & Real Estate Category. The scope of the Facilities & Real Estate CM role includes responsibility for associated expenditure within the parameters of the role. Specifically, but not exhaustively, the Facilities & Real Estate CM has responsibility for stakeholder and supplier engagement activities associated with Facilities & Real Estate such as Janitorial Services, Pest Control, Waste Management, Facilities Services, Office supplies, Utilities, Archiving & Shredding. The Facilities & Real Estate CM supports the development of the Facilities & Real Estate Category strategy owned by Facilities & Real Estate GCM. The Facilities & Real Estate CM establishes and proactively manages key business stakeholder relationships, leads proactive sourcing projects, influences specification definition & demand management, as well as managing Category specific supplier performance and innovation activities. The Facilities & Real Estate CM will be based in UK or US & reports directly to the Facilities & Real Estate GCM.

What will you be doing?

• Responsible for providing Procurement Category input into the Global Category Manager in order to inform the functional objective setting process

• Accountable for the delivery of specific elements of the Facilities & Real Estate Categories target following engagement in the target setting process

• Responsible for the collection of suppliers, supply market, category and internal business data and information for elements of the Facilities & Real Estate Categories

• Responsible for supporting the development of the Global Category Strategy for Facilities & Real Estate, including relevant stakeholder approval (members of the Facilities & Real Estate LT)

• Responsible for the communication of distribution of selected Category specific strategies to the relevant stakeholders (members of the Facilities & Real Estate LT)

• Accountable for identifying key supplier risks within the Facilities & Real Estate Categories and agreeing mitigating activities with the relevant business stakeholders

• Accountable for ensuring that any supplier performance risks and issues are resolved on a timely basis

• Responsible for supporting the development and the execution of selected projects based on the Facilities & Real Estate Category strategies and supporting business planning activities that feed into the Annual Procurement Category Plan for Facilities & Real Estate

• Accountable for ensuring the Category projects agreed to within the Global Facilities & Real Estate Category Strategies are executed in a timely basis in line with the targeted goals

• Responsible for leading proactive sourcing activity for the Facilities & Real Estate Categories

• Responsible for supporting the establishment of the overall Facilities & Real Estate Category segmentation and identification of key supplier relationships

• Accountable for supporting the implementation of consistent KPIs for the Facilities & Real Estate Categories

• Accountable for the management of selected strategic Facilities & Real Estate Category supplier relationships, as agreed in the supplier segmentation process

• Responsible for proactively supporting the S&N innovation agenda with strategic suppliers within the Facilities & Real Estate Categories, in line with S&N objectives

• Responsible for the creation, application, completion and review of major contracts for the Facilities & Real Estate Categories

• Accountable for ensuring that relevant activities delivered by Regional Implementation team members / GBS Procurement team members within the Facilities & Real Estate Categories are in line with the overall Category strategy

• Accountable for ensuring negotiated contracts are clearly communicated to business stakeholders for the Facilities & Real Estate Categories, and that they are consistently applied

• Responsible for monitoring compliance and adherence to Smith & Nephew Procurement policies and procedures within the Facilities & Real Estate Categories

• Responsible for ensuring internal issues within the Facilities & Real Estate Categories are addressed and resolved in a timely manner

What will you need to be successful?

Education:

• Bachelor's degree required at a minimum, in fields such as business administration, finance, law or a scientific or technical field. Strong preference for CIPS or similar professional qualification.

Experience

• 3+ years of experience in a Procurement environment

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• Your Future: 401k Matching Program, 401k Plus Program, Discounted Stock Options, Tuition Reimbursement

• Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Paid Holidays, Flex Holidays, Paid Community Service Day

• Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account (Employer Contribution of $500+ annually), Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave, Fertility and Adoption Assistance Program

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model (For most professional roles)

• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, Mentorship

• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!

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Check our Glassdoor page for a glimpse behind the scenes and a sneak peek into You. Unlimited., life, culture, and benefits at S+N.

Explore our new website and learn more about our mission, our team, and the opportunities we offer.