MARKETING PROCUREMENT MANAGER – GLOBAL RETAILER – MANCHESTER - £60,000 - £80,000 DOE + PACKAGE

I’ve partnered with a global, multi-brand ecommerce powerhouse to recruit several roles into their growing procurement function. Starting their journey with less than a handful of team members, they now employ 4000+ globally and are continuing an upward trajectory.

With a new CFO driving financial excellence and a customer-first approach, we're investing heavily for exponential growth. They’re now looking for a marketing procurement expert to join them and spearhead high value, critical projects across variety of marketing related spend, with a key focus on affiliate marketing, managing a spend of £100+

Marketing Procurement Manager responsibilities:

• Sourcing key external supply partners across marketing, including affiliate, shopper insights, advertising and MarTech, ensuring cost savings in line with budgets and value generation.
• Ensure consistently high service levels are achieved with suppliers and drive continuous improvement while minimising risk.

• Develop and nurture strong relationships with internal stakeholders, ensuring that projects have gained approval and budgets have been agreed.
• Collaborate with the Head of Procurement & Internal Stakeholders to develop and implement category strategy plans that support cost reviews in multiple areas, including Marketing and Advertising.

What will the ideal Marketing Procurement Manager have:

• Robust knowledge and experience of the marketing and advertising sector within a fast paced online retail business
• A proven record of achieving cost savings through negotiation/operational change.
• Excellent negotiation skills

If this sounds like you, and you’d like to join one of the fastest growing multi-brand ecommerce companies, please reach out to (url removed)

Keywords: procurement, indirect procurement, marketing sourcing, strategic sourcing, retail, ecommerce, stakeholder management, supplier relationship management.