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Digital and Marketing Procurement Expert

Ref: 562297

Remote

£80,000 | £600 per day

  • Permanent / Contract
  • Strategic Procurement Leader
  • Supplier Relationship Management
  • Immediately Available

About the candidate

This candidate is a highly experienced Digital and Marketing Procurement Expert with a robust background in procurement, particularly in the marketing category. They have consistently demonstrated the ability to drive faster adoption and implement improvements benefitting organisations in multiple sectors, including consultancy, utilities, telecom, and more. Notably, this expert has managed and led procurement departments in variegated geographic locations from the UK to EMEIA regions, overseeing significant budgets and achieving considerable cost savings.

Having worked across diverse industries, they have developed a broad set of skills and a deep understanding of various markets, which complements their robust negotiation capabilities. They offer a progressively responsible record of success in strategic procurement and supplier management, further annotated by successful, high-stakes project deliveries in multi-national settings. This professional also comes with a solid academic background including a specialisation in customer-focused logistics.

What makes them great?

  • Generated cost savings of 8-20% on multi-regional and global procurement projects, by implementing effective category strategies and supplier negotiations.
  • Skilfully managed a portfolio of indirect procurement categories including marketing, resulting in significant cost mitigation.
  • Expert in stakeholder engagement, ensuring alignment of procurement strategies with business goals across various levels including executive teams.

Areas of expertise

  • Strategic Procurement and Sourcing: Proven ability to lead procurement strategies across global organisations, often achieving significant cost savings and optimisation in procurement processes.
  • Supplier Relationship Management: Experienced in managing intricate supplier networks to ensure value-driven relationships and contract compliance.
  • Project and Change Management: Skilled in overseeing complex projects, including digital transformations and the implementation of procurement technologies like Ariba and SAP.