Category Specialist (Marketing)
Posted 9 hours 48 minutes ago by 1st Executive Ltd
Permanent
Full Time
Marketing & PR Jobs
Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom, GU1 1
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
- Contract and supplier management experience
- Comfortable working with non-procurement stakeholders
Experience in one or more of:
- Marketing Procurement
- 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.