Senior Procurement Category Manager

2 weeks ago


Weybridge Surrey, United Kingdom Sony Corporation Full time

Indirect Procurement Category Manager - Marketing page is loaded Indirect Procurement Category Manager - Marketing
Apply locations Weybridge time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id JR-116333
Do you have Indirect Procurement experience with significant Marketing Category spend?
Are you an excellent communicator and negotiator with fluent English language skills?
In this role, you will lead spend categories within the marketing procurement area for Retail Promoters across Europe, reporting to the Head of Marketing Procurement. You should be adaptable, willing to flex to changing business needs, and open to travel.
We want your vision, influence, business sense and strategic expertise steering marketing procurement. In this highly visible role, you’ll take full ownership, from a procurement perspective, of spend categories that directly support local and European top management decisions and deliver on the bottom line.
Establish and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders to understand & define business requirements
Lead the implementation of European wide sourcing strategies in your category areas.
Identify, lead and collaborate with our in-country team for local sourcing projects
Manage strategic suppliers by monitoring performance, SLA’s and continuous improvement activities where required across your portfolio
Own contract information, KPI indicator data and approvals for your categories. Negotiate and lead the commercial elements of category contracts
Support central initiatives, such as our sustainability goals, for improving the efficiency of CPE platform and overall procurement activities in Europe.
Develop and maintain a relationship with other category teams and Sony sister companies, where applicable, in order to find opportunities for joined procurement activities
Complex company background, leading indirect procurement categories within the Marketing
Experienced in developing, supporting and implementing European/multi country procurement strategies
A successful negotiator with excellent stakeholder and supplier management skills, equally focused on value for money, service quality and positive strategic outcomes
Numerate and logical – able to make and rationalise data-driven decisions
Strong customer service sense and attitude with a commercial and entrepreneurial driven mentality
Your new office
Based at the Weybridge office, you will enjoy a vibrant and friendly working environment. We have an onsite canteen with a wide range of options available, and a barista style coffee shop. There is a well-provisioned onsite gym run by our own Sony Wellbeing Coordinator, with classes on set days in the mornings, at lunch and after work hours. We have a staff car park which includes electric charging points, an undercover and secure bike rack (useful if you’ve made the most of the Cycle-to-Work scheme), or if you will use public transport we have a shuttle bus service that regularly runs between train station and the office at peak times.
Take a look at our Weybridge office here:
We ensure competitive salaries and benefits by using established benchmarking. We encourage healthy work-life balance supported by hybrid and flexible working policies. We are a positive community who dream big together, respect each other, and enjoy a collaborative culture.
We also provide access to numerous services and platforms for all aspects of wellbeing . We listen to our people through conversations and surveys, respect their suggestions, then act on them. We also provide allowances for volunteering days so that our staff can support the causes they are most passionate about.
You can build your career around you with our fantastic range of learning & personal development programs to enhance your skills. We are passionate about creating a culture that promotes equity and cultivates inclusion, diversity, and belonging. We want you to bring your unique self to work and help shape our culture.
Diverse teams from all over Europe are the driving force for our business, and we embrace the differences that make each of us original and unique.
With offices in 28 European countries, Sony Europe caters to consumer, professional, semiconductor and healthcare markets with innovative electronics products and solutions. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, medical condition, or any other protected characteristics.
Disability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony Europe
Sony Europe will provide reasonable accommodation for any qualified individuals with disabilities in the application process. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at AccommodationRequest@eu.sony.com or by mail to: Sony Europe B.When contacting us please indicate the position you are applying for, and the accommodation required.
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