Marketing Category Manager - blue chip

Due to a period of growth one of the most respected and successful organisations in their industry is looking to recruit a talented and determined procurement professional to join their award winning procurement team. This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a candidate to further their careers and this will be supported by first class training opportunities.

Marketing Category Manager: The role

* Help aid cost reduction and profit maximisation through the identification of saving opportunities and development of best practice approaches.
* Build meaningful and lasting relationships with all suppliers, new and current
* Help develop the reputation of the procurement functions through a best practice approach
* Become a true category expert, assisting the implementation of the sourcing strategy with great insight into cost structures, market trends and cost drivers.
* Use fact based methods in order to maximise commercial opportunities with all suppliers

Skills/Experience needed:

* Experience across procurement, ideally in blue-chip organisations
* Degree/CIPS qualified
* A track record of negotiation and stakeholder management
* Very numerate and logical
* Experience within marketing procurement
* Very numerate and logical

This is a huge opportunity for an experienced procurement professional with a fantastically renowned organisation that gives the right candidate the opportunity to grow. If you want to professionally challenge yourself and prove yourself at the very highest level on a world stage then send your CV to or click "Apply" now.

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