Procurement Category Manager - Facilities

Salary: Up to £41k
Location: Choice of Arvato site;
Birmingham, Derby, Corby
Hours: Monday to Friday  (40 hour week)

As a UK Procurement Specialist, you’ll be responsible for the procurement of Arvato's Facilities & Engineering Departments. Your typical day‑to‑day duties will include meeting with suppliers, working on tenders RFI's and RFQ's, implementing supplier agreements, negotiating contracts, and working with internal stakeholders as a dotted line into the Head of Facilities & Engineering. You will be responsible for creating the category strategy and aligning with the group approach.

You will represent procurement at a UK and European level within your categories to build partnerships, introduce new suppliers and implement new ways of working.

• Work closely with the Facilities & Engineering Team and take ownership and accountability of category strategy.
• Preparation and execution of tenders, RFIs for facilities & engineering.
• Consolidate existing suppliers and source new products and materials.
• Negotiate and implement supplier agreements.
• Conduct supplier commercial negotiations.
• Work with key suppliers to improve service levels and potential group growth.
• Build relationships with key internal stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of change.
• Be accountable for achieving agreed targets and objectives.
• Drive process standardisation and simplification.
• Manage supplier OTIF, troubleshoot associated service issues, and lead escalations.
• Promote sustainability standards throughout the Arvato and supplier supply chains.

• Experience in facilities management & engineering MRO procurement within an FMCG environment, ideally warehousing and logistics.
• Hands‑on experience with end‑to‑end RFI, RFQ and tender delivery.
• Experience with in business process design is advantageous.
• Evidence of success within supplier consolidation programmes.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills.
• Able to create strategic and tactical plans.
• Good influencer and able to work well with stakeholders.
• A working knowledge of project management.
• Ability to balance priorities and work to tight deadlines.
• Good communication skills – clear and concise, written and verbal.
• Experience with performance management and reporting.
• Problem‑solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Good IT skills and a working knowledge of SAP is desirable.

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 UK bank holidays, with the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days.
• Pension contribution.
• A life assurance policy that pays out 4× salary.
• Employee Assistance Programme – confidential support, information, and advice.
• Employee Discount Scheme through Treats.
• Free car parking.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. If you meet the above criteria and want to join our team, we encourage you to apply.