Sales & Marketing Category Manager

Sales & Marketing Category Manager
Agency reference number: 7202630

Venn Group is working with a large global automotive who are looking for an experienced Sales & Marketing Category Manager to oversee the overall commercial management of all sub-categories within S&M.

Location: Surrey/Hybrid – 2/3 days a week in office

Duration: 6 months (initially)
Day Rate: £300 - £380 depending on experience

Day to day duties include:

• Identifying commercial opportunities and sourcing strategies within the Sales & Marketing expenditure category

• Supporting the Head of Procurement in delivering agreed strategic objectives

• Defining and delivering the Sales & Marketing category plans and identifying appropriate sourcing strategies

• Applying knowledge of contractual terms and conditions ensuring commercially attractive terms

are agreed and contract spend remains in budget while mitigating risk in such terms

• Generating benefits and achieving financial savings whilst mitigating risk for the company

• Implementing appropriate contractual safeguards and operational measures

• Acting as a point of contact between the organisation and vendors, including negotiating at a high level ensuring best value and quality of service is maintained

• Working collaboratively with all internal stakeholders to ensure objectives are met and clarity of communication is maintained throughout

Essential Skills:

• Experience within marketing procurement, particularly an understanding of agency costing models and framework agreements would be highly beneficial

• Experience in drafting, reviewing and controlling contractual documentation as well as the ability to handle multiple contracts concurrently

• Strong commercial awareness with an ability to assess risk

• Demonstrable experience in setting up category plans/sourcing strategies

• Strong experience of planning, running and executing complex sourcing process from end to end

• Demonstrable experience of delivering cost savings and spend rationalisation

To apply for this role or to find out about other jobs, please contact Steve Hill on the Reading recruitment team on 0118 207 1229 or email s.hill@venngroup.com

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.