Procurement Manager (Marketing)

The Procurement Manager (Marketing) will be responsible:

Lead and own all aspects of strategic sourcing and category management, including stakeholder management, sourcing, contract negotiations, category strategy, spend analysis/market intelligence, and supplier management across all Marketing categories

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Develop, document, and execute category strategies in collaboration with stakeholders to achieve functional and organisational objectives
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Conduct deep dive analysis of spend and market data, and conduct benchmarking to understand key drivers, identify top opportunities, and formulate strategies and negotiation plans that deliver value
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Deliver key category performance indicators including savings, supplier rationalisation, risk management, spend under agreement, joint innovation, and supplier performance
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Craft negotiation strategies and lead the negotiation of complex enterprise agreements in collaboration with business stakeholders, Legal, Risk Management, Data Privacy, Information Security, and external suppliers/partners
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Deliver significant year over year cost savings
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Develop and manage stakeholder relationships and influence stakeholders to align with industry best practices in support of applicable strategies.
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Ensure all procurement activities comply with relevant policies, governance frameworks, and legal requirements
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Conduct regular reviews and audits to ensure compliance with policies and procedures; and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
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Drive consistent best practice across the business through unified reporting, templates, processes and internal controls
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Assess potential risk exposure (supply, financial, reputation) and establish contingency plans to mitigate impact to the business.