Senior Category Manager, Marketing & Media

Overview

In this role you will shape global procurement strategy for Marketing, Media and Ad Tech, partnering with senior stakeholders to drive value and commercial performance. You will lead strategic sourcing, complex negotiations and supplier relationships across geographies, ensuring governance and process improvement. You’ll leverage market insights to inform category plans and unlock savings and innovation. This role sits at the intersection of procurement and marketing, offering scope to influence major supplier decisions and business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver global category strategy for Marketing, Media and Ad Tech
• Lead strategic sourcing, RFPs and complex negotiations
• Manage agency, media, Ad Tech and creative supplier relationships
• Partner with senior Marketing, Finance and Commercial stakeholders
• Drive savings, value creation, innovation and supplier performance
• Utilise market intelligence, data and benchmarking to shape plans
• Support governance, risk management and procurement process improvements

Key requirements

• 5+ years of procurement experience
• Strong Marketing/Media category exposure
• Deep understanding of media buying and agency models
• Strong commercial, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent analytical and Excel skills; BI experience advantageous
• Experience across multiple geographies in a global procurement environment
• Comfort operating at pace and influencing senior stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple priorities

• Stakeholder management
• Influencing senior stakeholders
• Analytical mindset
• Excel
• BI (experience)
• Market intelligence and benchmarking

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