Category Manager

The Kraft Heinz Company; Romsey; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global food and beverage company is seeking a Category Manager to join their Procurement team in Romsey. This role involves driving sourcing strategies, engaging cross-functional stakeholders, and managing supplier performance. Candidates should have proven procurement experience, strong negotiation skills, and a collaborative mindset. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and various benefits, including competitive compensation and flexible leave options.

Benefits

Hybrid Working

Pay for Performance

Parental Leave

Leave Options

Novated Leasing

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a procurement or category management role.
• Ability to influence and engage cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience developing category strategies and managing P&L.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute sourcing strategies for assigned categories.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive business growth and innovation.
• Manage supplier performance to deliver commercial impact.

Skills

Procurement expertise

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Strong communication

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain

Tools

Excel

Job description

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• Opportunity to strategically drive end-to-end business value in our Procurement team
• Flexible work arrangement – 3 days in office, 2 days remote

Utilise Your Procurement Proficiency with Kraft Heinz!

Are you a seasoned procurement professional looking to take your career to the next level? Do you want to join a global organization that's transforming procurement into a strategic driver of business value? We have an exciting opportunity for a Category Manager to join our team, where you'll play a critical role in driving commercial impact, innovation, sustainability, and resilience across our supply base.

TheCompany

The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. Our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands.

Key position responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Drive Category Strategy: Create, deliver, and execute the sourcing strategy for assigned category including analysing market trends, identifying market developments and conduct category reviews to drive business understanding of these markets and how best to utilise the capabilities of suppliers and industry developments to deliver a competitive advantage.
• Business Partnership: Act as a strategic business partner—proactively engaging with cross-functional stakeholders (i.e: Commercial, Operations, R&D, Supply Chain, Finance etc) to influence decisions, support innovation, and unlock end-to-end value.
• Demonstrate the ability to influence decisions and challenge the status quo constructively.
• Lead sourcing initiatives, including RFX processes, supplier evaluation, and contract implementation
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to drive business growth, innovation, and sustainability
• Manage spend under management, category complexity, and supplier performance to deliver commercial impact
• Analyse market trends, identify risks, and develop mitigation strategies to ensure supply chain resilience
• Lead project initiatives to drive productivity, innovation, sustainability, and risk mitigation
• Integrate ESG targets into sourcing strategies and supplier partnerships to contribute to Kraft Heinz's global sustainability commitments

About you:

• Proven experience in a procurement or category management role, ideally within a manufacturing or FMCG environment
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and project management skills, with a commercial mindset
• Ability to influence and engage cross-functional stakeholders and senior leaders
• Experience developing category strategies, leading complex supplier negotiations, and managing P&L
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills, with a collaborative mindset
• Proficiency in Excel and procurement/business systems, with a willingness to learn and adapt to new systems
• Tertiary qualifications in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related discipline preferred

Benefits of working with us

• Hybrid Working – Flexibility around when and where you work
• Pay for Performance – industry leading variable compensation offerings tied to company and individual performance on top of a competitive base salary package
• Parental Leave – paid time off for both primary AND secondary caregivers
• Leave Options – Purchased leave, volunteer leave and LiveWell leave programs to give you even more flexibility to plan your life and spend time on causes that matter
• Novated Leasing
• Great Place to Work certification in Australia and New Zealand
• In House Training Programs
• Corporate Discount Programs

Ready to make an Impact?

If you're a strategic thinker, a collaborative leader, and passionate about procurement, we want to hear from you. If you're eager to take your procurement career to the next level and contribute to a global organisation, please submit your application. We will review applications on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close this job posting at any time.

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