Category Specialist (Marketing)

Company: 1st Executive
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Location: Guildford
Job Description:

I am currently recruiting a Category Specialist to support the Marketing category for a Global FMCG business.

This role will partner closely with Marketing stakeholders and support sourcing activities across agency services, media, events, brand activations, point-of-sale materials and wider marketing expenditure.

Experience required

  • Experience running RFQs, RFPs and sourcing exercises
  • Experience evaluating supplier proposals and developing commercial recommendations
  • Strong stakeholder management skills
  • Contract and supplier management experience
  • Comfortable working with non-procurement stakeholders

Experience in one or more of:

  • Marketing Procurement
  • Creative agencies
  • Media agencies
  • Shopper marketing
  • Brand activations
  • Promotional materials
  • Events procurement

You will either have Indirect procurement experience and be keen to learn the marketing category or you might come directly from agencies in commercial, procurement, vendor management or a supplier-facing role

This is an excellent opportunity to join a global FMCG brand in their fast paced forward thinking procurement department.

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Posted: October 11th, 2026