Marketing Procurement Category Specialist

Marketing Procurement Category Specialist

Location - Philadelphia, PA or Chicago, IL

Salary - $70k-$80k + Bonus & Benefits

Contact - Rikard, JobsRL@bramwithconsulting.co.uk

DESCRIPTION

A specialist procurement consultancy is looking to bring on-board an experienced Marketing Procurement Specialist to join their team to support the marketing departments of a number of key client accounts across the United States. You will be working closely with marketing teams to increase spend visibility, improve suppliers and agency relationships and drive down costs. This will be an in-house consulting position that won't require extensive travel to client site.

This is an excellent opportunity to break into the exciting and fast paced world of Procurement Consulting and be engaged in a wide range of Marketing Sourcing projects for a variety of clients; all the while expanding your knowledge of Strategic Procurement, Client Relationship Management and Account Management. You will be working alongside a top-class procurement team and leading end-to-end sourcing projects for a mixture of national and global clients. With promotions based on merit and individual performance, this is position will offer you the opportunity to rapidly progress within the organization based on consistent high-performance.

The Marketing Procurement Category Specialist must have:

• Previous Strategic Sourcing/Procurement experience within a sizeable procurement function with a strong knowledge of marketing spend (Creative Agencies, Media, Meetings & Events, Market Research, Digital, Print and more)
• Excellent project management, contract management, negotiation and end-to-end sourcing skill - running RFP & RFQs
• Must be able to design and implement effective sourcing strategies within Marketing
• Excellent communication skills to work in a client-facing role
• Strong analytical skills and competency with Excel
• Must have the ability to act as a change-enabler and have the motivation to be a team-leader as the company grows
• Must have a BA/BSc degree in Business, Marketing, or similar field
• Must be highly motivated to work in a fast-moving organization and work well with ambiguity

If you are looking for an opportunity that rewards hard work and promotes individuals based on individual performance and merit than this is an excellent opportunity for you to show your skills and progress quickly within the organization. For more details on this position please send your up to date Resume to Rikard at jobsRL@bramwithconsulting.co.uk