Procurement Category Manager (Marketing)

Job description

Your responsibilities will include: - Leading end‑to‑end procurement processes for the assigned Marketing category, including sourcing, negotiations, contracting and supplier management. - Building and executing a comprehensive category strategy across key marketing areas such as creative, media, digital, production, PR and events. - Acting as a strategic business partner for Marketing, Finance and senior leadership, supporting decision‑making and ensuring strong commercial alignment. - Managing RFI/RFP/RFQ processes and negotiating optimal commercial terms while ensuring full compliance with procurement policies and governance standards. - Overseeing supplier performance, ensuring service continuity, cost control, quality delivery and ongoing improvements. - Monitoring the marketing landscape and market trends to identify opportunities, innovations and efficiencies relevant to the category. - Challenging demand, specifications and ways of working to elevate the role of Procurement within the marketing ecosystem. - Managing category budgets, delivering savings targets and ensuring procurement outcomes translate into measurable P&L impact. - Supporting ESG initiatives by promoting r...