Category Manager

Category Manager | Facilities & Waste Services

• Location: Perth CBD
• Hybrid: 2 days onsite (or on the road) + flexible WFH
• Seniority: Category Manager / Senior Specialist (5+ years' experience)
• Industry Focus: Healthcare
• Employment Type: Fixed-Term Contract (6 months, potential extension)
• Remuneration: $140k - $150k + super

Alfabet is a trusted recruitment partner specialising in procurement and supply chain roles. We work exclusively with major Australian organisations to appoint high-performing procurement talent with corporate and government clients. We are seeking a Category Manager to lead a supplier transition and stakeholder engagement across hospital and healthcare sites. This role offers the opportunity to combine commercial delivery with meaningful operational impact — ensuring service continuity and supporting sustainability outcomes in essential facilities management categories.

About the Role

You will act as the on-the-ground procurement and transition lead, partnering with hospital and site stakeholders to deliver a major supplier change across multiple sites within the region. This role is hands-on, visible, and relationship-driven - ideal for a candidate who enjoys working close to operations while representing Group Procurement at a state level.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and coordinating supplier transition activities across multiple sites.
• Building strong relationships with site managers, operational leaders, and suppliers.
• Managing communication, change management, and post-go-live support.
• Acting as the regional representative for Group Procurement, ensuring alignment to strategy.
• Supporting cost-out, service improvement, and ESG objectives.

The Ideal Candidate

You are commercially astute, adaptable, and confident working in complex operational environments. You thrive on variety, enjoy stakeholder engagement, and have a strong sense of ownership over delivery outcomes.

You will bring:

• Procurement or category management experience across facilities, FM, or waste services.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or leading supplier transitions.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing capability across senior and operational audiences.
• Excellent communication and change management skills.
• A valid driver's licence and flexibility to travel to sites when required.
• (Experience within healthcare or highly regulated environments is advantageous but not essential.)

What You'll Gain

• The chance to make a tangible impact within an essential service industry.
• Exposure to senior procurement and operational leaders.
• A visible, high-impact role driving change and improvement across multiple regions.
• Hybrid flexibility - typically two days onsite and balance WFH.
• An opportunity to contribute to sustainability and ESG outcomes while broadening your procurement profile.

Eligibility

Candidates must have the ongoing and unrestricted right to work in Australia. Sponsorship and/or relocation assistance is not available for this position.

At Alfabet, we value every application and carefully review each one. We are actively hiring for multiple procurement and category management roles and encourage qualified professionals to apply.