Food Category Manager 

As a Food Category Manager at Sodexo you will have a really passion for food and beverage within the Category Management Industry. 

 You would have amazing influencing skills and would be  looking to take their career to the next level within the world of Food & Beverage. Initially looking after a spend of circa £30-40m you’ll be keen to make an impact on efficiency and bottom line profitability whilst driving our corporate and social responsibilities with an ethical sourcing strategy.

In this newly defined structure, which sets Sodexo apart from our competitors, you’ll have the opportunity to challenge yourself professionally and further develop your negotiation, stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Join Sodexo and thrive in your own way.

For your hard work we shall reward you with a competitive salary company profit related bonus of up to 15% and a flexible benefits fund.

This is a permanent remote working role 

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

• Design and implement responsible category strategies which significantly improve the commercial performance at a regional level whilst maintaining compliance to company policy and standards and mitigating all risk around supply continuity
• To lead the sourcing strategy across the UK&I covering both technical and quality performance for the service lines
• Engage with our global buying teams in active collaboration for developing categories globally
• Engage with our food platform to develop key menu offers for all diverse business segments
• Engage and partner with Sodexo acquisitions to design a category strategy which leverages total group spend
• Build a strong network across Supply Management at a global, regional and local level
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across Supply Management in the UK (Deployment and SRM teams) and key business segments

• Proven experience in the design of sourcing and category management strategies
• Experience developing innovative ways of working with an ability to challenge to the status quo
• CIPS qualified or equivalent
• Proven-track records in contract negotiation
• Financial acumen, ability to achieve results with strong commercial awareness
• Leadership and management of category and associated initiates
• Capable of influencing stakeholders internally and externally
• Strong presentation skills both verbally and written  
• Team player with excellent communication skills

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.  

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. 

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process