- Procurement Business Partner - Category Manager - FM
- London Luton Airport- Hybrid
About Our Client
London Luton Airport, one of the UK's fastest-growing airports, during an exciting period of transformation and innovation. This is a great opportunity to make a real impact.
Job Description
As Procurement Business Partner for Airport Operations, you'll lead sourcing activity across FM, cleaning, waste, security services, safety critical systems and wider operational contracts. You'll act as a trusted partner to operational, engineering, and safety teams, balancing commercial rigour with the realities of a 24/7 operational environment.
A successful Procurement Business Partner
- Leading end to end sourcing projects across cleaning, security, waste, facilities management and operational services.
- Owning the full procurement lifecycle: market engagement - tender - evaluation - contract award.
- Working closely with Airport Operations, Safety and Engineering to ensure commercial activity meets operational and regulatory requirements.
- Drafting tenders, managing evaluations and driving supplier negotiations.
- Monitoring contract performance, cost control and compliance across critical suppliers.
- Supporting procurement activity for emergency and resilience functions (fire service, medical, safety critical equipment).
- Managing the contract pipeline, renewals and commercial planning.
- Identifying opportunities to improve cost, service levels, performance and supplier value.
- Providing clear reporting, insights and analysis to influence decision making.
The Successful Applicant
- A proven track record in working on end to end procurements
- Procurement experience within FM, cleaning, facilities, soft/hard services, or operational categories.
- Strong stakeholder partnering skills-you can translate technical requirements into robust commercial solutions.
- A solid understanding of contracts, supplier performance and commercial governance.
- Strong analytical and communication skills.
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary £60k Basic + Bonus + Package (circa 75K) per annum.
- Based in Luton, offering a convenient location for work-life balance. - Hybrid
- A role where you can see the real world impact of your decisions across a major UK airport.
- Opportunity to influence critical operational services and drive long term improvements.
- A supportive procurement team that values innovation, collaboration and professional development.