• Developing & implementing procurement strategies
• Continuously ensure strong relationships with suppliers & stakeholders maintained internationally
• Planning & implementing projects which contribute towards achieving the brand's transformation priorities while supporting other Marketing Procurement categories including Media, Creative production & Digital
• Opportunity for individual development in both procurement and marketing and with exposure to senior stakeholders
• Excellent, clearly defined training programme
• The opportunity to work and build strategies across the UK business units and international markets
• Lead change programme projects working shoulder to shoulder with senior marketing stakeholders
• Writing and delivering the Procurement plan for the services you're responsible for
• Developing strong working relationships with the stakeholder base
• Controlling the business spend through improved use of tools and processes
• Source potential new suppliers and assess their sustainability to supply the company, minimising risk and optimising service
• Enhancing existing supplier relationships to ensure continued suitability and creating greater value
• Consolidating supplier volumes in order to create a manageable category
• Assess the opportunity to maximise international scale
• Be seen as a procurement category leader internally and externally
• Work shoulder to shoulder with key stakeholders in delivering world class supplier relationship management

You must have

• Commercial acumen and negotiation skills within the marketing category
• High standards of ethics and personal integrity and development of self and others.
• A number of years' experience in Marketing Procurement experience.

Please contact me asap to discuss this further on 01483 213 302 or jessica.magashi@1st-executive.com