UK remote
Procurement Category Manager - Marketing and Corporate Services
About this role
As part of the Marketing & Corporate Services Procurement Team , you will work across a diverse portfolio of spend categories, partnering with stakeholders throughout the business to drive commercial value, manage risk, and support strategic objectives. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in a fast-paced, dynamic organisation where you can build on your procurement expertise across a broad range of marketing and corporate services categories.
You will develop a deep understanding of how a global online retailer operates and work closely with senior stakeholders across the business. Developing and executing category strategies across Marketing and Corporate Services, leveraging market knowledge, supplier insight, and business understanding to optimise spend, value, and outcomes. Autonomously managing a varied pipeline of strategic, complex, and high-value procurement projects across multiple categories.
Prioritising and delivering procurement activity across numerous concurrent projects, maintaining a clear view of business priorities and adapting support accordingly. Building and leading stakeholder relationships across the business, up to and including Executive and C-suite level, providing commercial leadership and trusted procurement expertise. Acting as a subject matter expert across Marketing and Corporate Services procurement, offering insight into market trends, supplier capabilities, and commercial opportunities.
Developing and maintaining relationships with key suppliers and strategic partners to drive innovation, value creation, and continuous improvement. Identifying and delivering a pipeline of savings, cost avoidance, and value-generation opportunities, while reporting on achievements and business impact. Proactively identifying and implementing pragmatic sourcing strategies aligned to business needs, risk profile, complexity, and stakeholder capacity.
Managing supplier and commercial risk, identifying areas of exposure and implementing appropriate mitigation strategies. Supporting supplier performance management activities to ensure contractual obligations, service levels, and business objectives are achieved. Supporting our culture by championing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategies. We believe being together in person helps us move faster, connect more deeply, and achieve more as a team.