PROCUREMENT - GLOBAL MARKETING LEAD

PROCUREMENT - GLOBAL MARKETING LEAD - FORTUNE 500 FMCG MAJOR - LONDON - £70,000 + EXCELLENT BENEFITS

This globally renowned Fortune 500 FMCG major has been delivering iconic brands to the world for over 20 years, seeing truly remarkable growth since the turn of the 21^st century. With accelerated growth plans for the next decade, this multi-billion pound organisation is gearing up its procurement function to ensure it plays a pivotal part in its success moving towards 2020.

With a colossal annual Marketing spend the firm is now in need of an innovative and skilled Procurement Specialist to identify cost/productivity improvement opportunities in Marketing Services spending. As Global Marketing Procurement Lead you will:

• Spearhead complex regional and global sourcing projects across the following sub-categories: Creative Agencies, PR, Media, Market Research, Events, Advertising & Digital, Communications
• Develop senior stakeholder relationships, expanding procurement's involvement and control of non-traditional spend areas
• Use your deep knowledge of sourcing and/or category management processes to drive transformational change and improvement
• Manage & mentor more junior procurement specialists in best-practice sourcing

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Key skills: Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, Purchasing, Stakeholder management, stakeholder engagement, project management, Marketing, Creative Agencies, PR, Events, Promotions, Digital, ATL, Negotiation, Contract management, Supplier Relationship Management, SRM, FTSE 100, Fortune 500