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Are you an ambitious, commercially minded procurement professional who thrives on driving change and building high-performing supply chains?    We’re looking for a Category Manager to play a key role in our Procurement & Supply Chain transformation journey. This is a high-impact opportunity for someone with a strong “can-do” mindset, who enjoys improving how things work, challenging the status quo and delivering tangible value through smarter sourcing and supplier partnerships.    You’ll join a function recognised as a critical enabler of our corporate strategy, with a clear mandate to create a strategic, innovative and best-in-class procurement operation.    The role  As Category Manager, you will take ownership of key spend categories, shaping multi-year strategies that drive cost efficiency, resilience, sustainability and service excellence.  Key responsibilities include:  Leading end-to-end tendering, negotiation and contract award processes across your categories  Delivering annual savings targets while improving supplier quality and delivery performance  Developing and executing category strategies to reduce cost, mitigate risk and drive innovation  Managing sustainability requirements, including support of SBTi targets  Building strong stakeholder relationships while ensuring compliance with procurement processes and systems  You’ll have genuine scope to influence how procurement operates, with visibility across the organisation and the opportunity to leave a lasting impact.  What do I need to be successful?  5+ years’ experience in strategic procurement within a category management model, ideally degree educated (CIPS desirable)  Proven experience running complex, multi-stakeholder tenders with strong commercial and quality evaluation  Strong negotiation skills and confidence influencing within matrix organisations  A proactive, resilient, improvement-focused mindset with a clear ambition to drive change  Knowledge of logistics and supply chain operations, with waste industry experience highly beneficial    Why join?  A pivotal role in a business-wide procurement transformation programme  Real autonomy to shape strategy and drive meaningful operational and commercial improvements  Exposure to senior stakeholders and complex, high-value categories  Long-term career development within a major, purpose-driven organisation  Supportive, inclusive culture that values fresh thinking and continuous improvement      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.