Global Category Manager

About Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Founded by British makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury MBE in 2013, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has revolutionised the face of the global beauty industry by de‑coding makeup applications for everyone, everywhere, with an easy‑to‑use, easy‑to‑choose, easy‑to‑gift range. Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty continues to break records across countries, channels, and categories and to scale at pace. Over the last 10 years, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has experienced exceptional growth and is one of the most talked about brands in the beauty industry and beyond. It has become a global sensation across 50 markets (and growing), with over 2,300 employees globally who are part of the Dream Team making the magic happen. Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is a truly global business, delivering market‑leading growth, innovative retail and product launches fuelled by industry‑leading tech – all with an internal culture of embracing challenges, disruptive thinking, winning together, and sharing the magic. The energy behind the brand is infectious, and as we grow, we are always looking for extraordinary talent who want to be part of this success and help drive our limitless ambitions. About The Role We are looking for a dynamic individual who has appropriate Global Procurement experience, to meet the needs of the key responsibilities, working within a fast-paced environment, ideally from within a digitally mature industry or heavy presence online retailer. The individual will support global marketing sourcing and cost reduction across key categories. Key categories where they could have experience include, but are not limited to: Digital/Performance Marketing, Media, PR, Events, Creative & Design, Visual Merchandising/POS Materials, Professional/Corporate Services. They will take a lead role in sourcing a preferred global supplier network, managing supplier performance meetings, monitoring and expediting performance improvements. The expectation is that the candidate will lead cost saving initiatives in partnership with our marketing stakeholders and lead on new strategic projects with both global and regional teams. There may also be project‑management of a number of ad‑hoc support projects that will not necessarily fall directly in this category. As a Global Category Manager – Indirects you will Spend Mapping analysis of all relevant Indirect Category spends to provide recommendations on cost saving opportunities. Category Manager could manage the following categories: Digital/Performance Marketing, Media, PR, Events, Creative & Design, Visual Merchandising/POS Materials, Professional/Corporate Services. Formulate category specific strategies for significant areas. Negotiate contracts and liaise with internal teams throughout the procurement process. Work closely with marketing, finance and legal teams to align procurement activities and business objectives. Ensure compliance with procurement policy, ethical standards and legal regulations. Managing ESG initiatives with suppliers, including Ecovadis audit and improvement actions. Project manage global ways of working across internal teams. Streamline and improve current ways of working. Manage and update the contract database including mapping renewal dates. Handle ad‑hoc invoice reconciliation management versus rate cards. Work strategically to build a network of stakeholders internally and externally. Provide full end‑to‑end process of RFI/RFPs, including collation of responses and score‑carding with appropriate analysis provided. Organise QBR supplier reviews across key strategic suppliers, including annual meeting plans. Responsible for chasing through improvement actions and KPI management. Rebate management tracking and regular liaison with finance team to ensure accurate accruals and ready availability of audit information. Take ownership of cost initiative projects as part of the personal development plan, and in accordance with the Procurement Director expected annual savings targets. Set up and deliver ongoing supplier credit monitoring and record feedback on any critical profile changes, using D&B tracker system. Keep up to date with market trends, new technologies and innovation and construct regular market reviews. About You Deep knowledge of marketing category, relevant supplier capabilities and competitor activity. Previous global marketing procurement experience within a digitally mature industry or cosmetic/personal care online retailer. Previous negotiation experience in Marketing procurement. Proven project management experience – a must have. Strong operational stakeholder relationship development and management. Must be strong in data analysis and have Excel analytical expertise, including VLOOKUP, nested IF statements, pivot tables and filters. Must be comfortable working with ambiguous and/or incomplete information. Some experience in formal contract development would be a distinct advantage. Learning curve – capability to quickly take on board and disseminate new data/info and communicate to the team effectively. Attention to detail – able to work at a fast pace, without making unchecked errors across a wide range of projects at the same time. Conflicting priorities – ability to commit to and deliver against agreed deadlines, where there will be multiple priorities to consider and manage. Project management skills – must be conversant with both sourcing tenders/RFP processes. Commercial acumen – role holder must have strong negotiation skills and be able to develop relationships with suppliers and stakeholders alike. Autonomy – must be able to take responsibility for own resource time, prioritising work according to demands of the PM and taking ownership of delivery, with minimal direct support. Why join us? Be part of this values‑driven, high‑growth, magical journey with an ultimate vision to empower everyone, everywhere to be the best version of themselves. We're a hybrid model with flexibility, allowing you to work how best suits you. 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with an additional day to celebrate your birthday. Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey. Financial security and planning with our pension and life assurance for all. Wellness and social benefits including Medicash, Employee Assist Programs and regular social connects with colleagues. Bring your furry friend to work with you on our allocated dog‑friendly days and spaces. And not to forget our generous product discount and gifting At Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, our mission is to empower everybody in the world to be the most beautiful version of themselves. We celebrate and support this by encouraging and hiring people with diverse backgrounds, cultures, voices, beliefs, and perspectives into our growing global workforce. By doing so, we better serve our communities, customers, employees – and the candidates that take part in our recruitment process. 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