Sector Head of Facilities - Robert Walters : Job Details

Sector Head of Facilities

Salary: Competitive and based on experience

Location: Nationwide

Our client is seeking a dynamic and experienced Sector Head of Facilities to lead Facilities Management for a national network of operations. This role will involve leading, developing, and connecting a team and the Facilities Management service to ensure scalability, continuous improvement, and service development. This role offers an exciting opportunity to drive change, establish cost down initiatives through large scale FM procurement activity, and secure budgeted savings across the FM network.

What you'll do:

As a Sector Head of Facilities, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our client's Operational Services team. You will be responsible for leading and setting strategic directions, managing supply bases, promoting best practices, reviewing supplier contracts, establishing cost-saving initiatives, delivering supplier rationalisation programmes, and supporting profitable growth. Your ability to absorb, analyse, and retain information will enable you to identify improvements across the business.

• Lead and facilitate the FM Procurement processes, tendering, negotiation, contract review and award along with ongoing contract management.
• Set the strategic direction for Facilities Services on a national scale against agreed plan.
• Reduce business risk and increase overall FM account performance through the promotion and utilisation of FM best practices.
• Review and understand in detail supplier contracts, working closely with legal teams to minimise risks.
• Establish cost down initiatives and secure budgeted savings across FM across a national network of operations.
• Deliver Supplier rationalisation programme across global network.

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for this Sector Head of Facilities role will bring a wealth of experience in managing all aspects of a FM Division. You are an experienced leader used to managing and coaching in the FM industry. Your excellent problem-solving skills have enabled you to build successful partnerships and lead high impact projects. With a high standard of both technical and commercial acumen, you are adept at managing information and analysing processes to identify gaps and improvement opportunities. Your experience with KPI's, SLA's and CAFM systems will be invaluable in this role.

• Proven experience in managing all aspects of a FM Division including driving growth, health and safety obligations and legal compliance.
• Strong leadership skills with experience in managing and coaching in the FM industry.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with ability to build successful partnerships.
• High standard of both technical and commercial acumen.
• Ability to manage information and analyse processes in order to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Experience of managing KPI's, SLA's and working with CAFM systems.
• Strategic thinking skills to identify potential innovations that drive cost transformation.

What sets this company apart:

Our client is a leading organisation that strives to be the best in their field. They offer an inclusive work environment where everyone is encouraged to pursue their own personal and professional goals to a world class level. They promote a strong and diverse team, supporting capability development and competencies to meet growth, support succession planning.

What's next:

Ready for a career-defining opportunity? Apply now!

Apply today by clicking on the link provided. Please note that candidates successful to progress to interview stage will be required to present examples of achievements of demonstrable past experiences or strategies.

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