The Marketing Procurement Lead role is responsible for Procurement of all Marketing requirements for Morrisons. Sub-categories include Media, Retail Media, Insight & Data, Creative, ‘Martech’, Print & Production, PR.
You will be a trusted asset to the Marketing function. You’ll utilise your Procurement experience and category-specific expertise to ensure best-practice category strategy, contracting and supplier relationship management (SRM), with a key role in supporting our competitive advantage and profitability by obtaining great value goods and services in line with business goals.
You will lead end-to-end initiatives, designing strategic and robust solutions to drive commercial benefit, sustainably.
Always acting as a trusted advisor to our five stakeholder groups, customers, colleagues, suppliers, shareholders and communities, you will build a pipeline for future improvements within the category.
Some of your responsibilities will include:
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Building and maintaining a close, trusted business partnership with the Marketing function.
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Line management of category specialist, with further responsibility for best-in-class delivery by various consultancies and intermediaries operating within the category.
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Ensuring delivery of detailed, forward-looking 3-year category plans, which are co-created and agreed with stakeholders, aligned to the wider business objectives and regularly reviewed to respond to changing business needs and market opportunities.
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Supporting stakeholders and our Supplier Managers with supplier relationship strategies, supporting strategic reviews and developing and maintaining joint supplier plans with stakeholders
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Working actively to manage non-contractual spend throughout the stakeholder base and ensuring best practice through continued training and support
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Positively influence policy and drive continuous improvement across the category
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Demonstrate a positive attitude and inspire confidence in others around you when faced with uncertainty and change
This is a hybrid role, operating over a four-and-a-half-day working week. This role is based at our fantastic head office in Bradford. Boasting an on-site restaurant, coffee shop, convenience and sample store, prayer room, free parking and regular company-wide events and promotions. Ideally, applicants will live within a reasonable distance of our office.