Category Manager, Marketing

1 month ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Landsec Full time
Category Manager - IT & Marketing

Time Type: Full time

We are Landsec, a leading real estate company in Europe, shaping a better future by leading our industry on environmental and social sustainability while delivering value for our shareholders, great experiences for our guests, and positive change for our communities.

As a Category Manager, you will be the primary point of contact within the Group Procurement Team for the IT and marketing spend category, providing trusted advice to the business on all matters related to IT and Marketing procurement.

You will build the long-term category strategy for IT and Marketing procurement with our operational stakeholders, developing and maintaining a portfolio of market/supplier contacts for IT and Marketing strategic procurement exercises.

The successful creation and execution of category strategies/projects within your category space, while developing and maintaining knowledge of each category, including market dynamics, is essential.

You will develop long-term category strategies appropriate to product and services within your remit, delivering maximum commercial benefit through the selection and application of appropriate procurement processes.

Implement Supplier Relationship Management with strategic suppliers, measure and review supplier performance, and promote continuous performance improvement.

Developing and upskilling the procurement skills of your stakeholder community, resolving escalated supplier performance issues, and embedding category management into the everyday working practices of Group Procurement are key responsibilities.

We offer a great benefits package, including a discretionary annual bonus plan, 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) rising to 27 days after 2 years, and options to purchase an additional holiday each year.

Enhanced pension contributions, private medical insurance, life assurance, and income protection are also part of our benefits package.

We value diversity and inclusion, working to better reflect the diversity of the communities we work within and empowering everyone who works at Landsec to realise their potential.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, and we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy and/or parental status, ethnicity, race, nationality, citizenship, cultural background, socio-economic background, religion or belief.



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