Procurement Manager | Marketing & Commercial
Your Consultant
Christian Rowles
This is an amazing opportunity to join a globally known brand to managing some of the most vital spend areas for the business across Commercial, Marketing and Customer. You’ll be working in a large group procurement function, supporting some of the business’s key areas of spend which result in their ongoing success.
They are looking for someone who has some good Corporate Services procurement experience, ideally with Marketing, Professional Services and ESG category management experience. In order to be suitable for this opportunity, you will have full end-to-end procurement experience, with a strategic mindset and have experience in working with and managing senior level stakeholders.
Role and responsibilities:
- Create relevant category strategies through to the delivery and performance including year on year annualised savings
- Develop category plans and strategies to ensure alignment for the group, leveraging suppliers to support local offices
- Support the development of category strategies to a clear and prioritised pipeline of sourcing projects
- Engage, manage and influence senior stakeholders from Director to Board level to ensure buy-in, utilising strong market knowledge
- Build relationships with key stakeholders to ensure a rounded knowledge of a suppliers performance
- Monitor supplier risk and performance through reporting tools and business feedback
- Be a Procurement role model by living company values, consistently delivering to the high standards expected, promoting procurement through relationships
- On top over delivering strategic projects, ensure the business is getting the best service in line with cost efficiency
Experience and requirements:
- Worked for a large, complex and multi-site business
- Category experience in Marketing, Professional Services and ESG preferable
- Ability to engage, negotiate and influence senior stakeholders up to Director level+
- Strong stakeholder management, using different approaches to type, level and maturity of relationship
- Analytical mindset and have strong communication skills to present ideas to the business
- Worked in a large and cross-functional procurement team
- MCIPS qualification nice to have, but not essential
Apply directly or email your CV to christian@talentdrive.co.uk
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