Marketing Category Manager, Indirect Procurement
Core
Develop and lead category management strategy to optimize external spend for US and Global Marketing, focusing on Creative, Production, PR, Social Agencies and Partnerships.
Role type
Senior Category Manager (Indirect Procurement)
Builds
Sourcing strategies and supplier management frameworks for marketing spend
Domain
Marketing Procurement / Indirect Procurement
Required skills
Strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, spend analysis, supplier relationship management, KPI tracking, cross-functional collaboration, data-driven decision making, process improvement
Preferred skills
CIPS certification, MBA, professional training in negotiation practices
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to identify value creation opportunities and build sourcing strategies; Direct complex sourcing events and negotiations across marketing categories; Monitor marketing procurement performance against strategic goals; Implement frameworks for managing strategic supplier and internal relationships; Implement and monitor key performance indicators/scorecards for suppliers.
Seniority
Manager, hands-on IC