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Category Lead – Property, FM & Logistics Category

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Posted on Jul 2, 2026 by CV-Library
Charing Cross, Greater London, United Kingdom
Retail Trade
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Category Lead – Property, FM & Logistics Category

Location: Hybrid to Peterborough or London (ideally 1-2 days per week)

We are seeking a commercially minded Category Lead to manage our Property, Facilities Management (FM), and Logistics categories. You will be responsible for developing and delivering sourcing strategies that optimise cost, service quality, and operational resilience across our physical estate and supply chain.
This role bridges strategic sourcing with operational delivery, ensuring our properties, facilities services, and logistics networks are efficient, compliant, and scalable.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end procurement lifecycle across Property, FM, and Logistics categories, managing a significant annual spend.
Develop sourcing strategies for leased and owned properties to maximise utilisation and cost efficiency.
Oversee procurement of hard and soft FM services ensuring high service standards and compliance.
Manage sourcing for logistics, warehousing, and distribution services to improve efficiency and reduce cost-to-serve.
Negotiate contracts and SLAs, ensuring strong supplier performance and value delivery.
Drive improvements in procurement processes and systems adoption.
Ensure adherence to H&S, regulatory, and ESG requirements.Skills, Experience & Knowledge

Strong category expertise across real estate, facilities services, and logistics markets.
Proven commercial acumen delivering savings and value creation.
Experience with procurement systems such as SAP Ariba, Coupa, or Oracle.
Strong negotiation and contract management capability.
Excellent stakeholder management skills.
Results-oriented mindset focused on operational excellence.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field (Master’s preferred).
Experience in complex or regulated environments preferred.
Professional certification (CIPS, CPSM, or equivalent) preferred.What we offer in return?

A collaborative and fast paced work environment
Health care cash plan
Private medical insurance
25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays and the ability to buy additional leave (annual leave also increases with service)
Life Assurance 4x annual salary
Vibrant, modern officesAbout the business:
Markerstudy is a leading provider of private insurance in the UK, insuring around 5% of the private cars on the UK roads, 20% of commercial vehicles and over 30% of motorcycles in total premium levels of circa £1.2b. Markerstudy also has a large and growing direct presence in the market as well.
Having acquired and successfully integrated Co-op Insurance Services in 2021, BGLi in 2022 & Atlanta in 2024.

GWV Talent Solutions Limited (trading as Gerrard White Consulting and Vermelo RPO) acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary and contract workers. By applying for this job you accept the terms of our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service Agreement which can be found at

Reference: 225319877

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Category Lead – Property, FM & Logistics Category

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Posted on Jul 2, 2026 by CV-Library

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Charing Cross, Greater London, United Kingdom
Retail Trade
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Category Lead – Property, FM & Logistics Category

Location: Hybrid to Peterborough or London (ideally 1-2 days per week)

We are seeking a commercially minded Category Lead to manage our Property, Facilities Management (FM), and Logistics categories. You will be responsible for developing and delivering sourcing strategies that optimise cost, service quality, and operational resilience across our physical estate and supply chain.
This role bridges strategic sourcing with operational delivery, ensuring our properties, facilities services, and logistics networks are efficient, compliant, and scalable.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end procurement lifecycle across Property, FM, and Logistics categories, managing a significant annual spend.
Develop sourcing strategies for leased and owned properties to maximise utilisation and cost efficiency.
Oversee procurement of hard and soft FM services ensuring high service standards and compliance.
Manage sourcing for logistics, warehousing, and distribution services to improve efficiency and reduce cost-to-serve.
Negotiate contracts and SLAs, ensuring strong supplier performance and value delivery.
Drive improvements in procurement processes and systems adoption.
Ensure adherence to H&S, regulatory, and ESG requirements.Skills, Experience & Knowledge

Strong category expertise across real estate, facilities services, and logistics markets.
Proven commercial acumen delivering savings and value creation.
Experience with procurement systems such as SAP Ariba, Coupa, or Oracle.
Strong negotiation and contract management capability.
Excellent stakeholder management skills.
Results-oriented mindset focused on operational excellence.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field (Master’s preferred).
Experience in complex or regulated environments preferred.
Professional certification (CIPS, CPSM, or equivalent) preferred.What we offer in return?

A collaborative and fast paced work environment
Health care cash plan
Private medical insurance
25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays and the ability to buy additional leave (annual leave also increases with service)
Life Assurance 4x annual salary
Vibrant, modern officesAbout the business:
Markerstudy is a leading provider of private insurance in the UK, insuring around 5% of the private cars on the UK roads, 20% of commercial vehicles and over 30% of motorcycles in total premium levels of circa £1.2b. Markerstudy also has a large and growing direct presence in the market as well.
Having acquired and successfully integrated Co-op Insurance Services in 2021, BGLi in 2022 & Atlanta in 2024.

GWV Talent Solutions Limited (trading as Gerrard White Consulting and Vermelo RPO) acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary and contract workers. By applying for this job you accept the terms of our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service Agreement which can be found at
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Reference: 225319877

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