Category Manager – Food

JR United Kingdom; Brighton; Remote; GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK household brand is seeking a Category Manager for a 12-month contract role focused on food procurement. The position promises substantial professional development opportunities, a collaborative work environment, and the chance to significantly impact strategic sourcing projects. As an ambitious and experienced Category Manager, you will be responsible for nurturing supplier relationships and implementing effective sourcing strategies to drive cost savings and value addition across projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end procurement within the food sector.
• Proven strategic sourcing or category management experience.
• Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders and key suppliers.
• Create and implement category & sourcing strategies to ensure market leadership.
• Mentor buyers to maximize commercial success.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Negotiation skills

Effective communication

Strategic procurement

Risk management

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Category Manager – Food (12 month contract) – Household brand | Package £70,000 + package - remote with travel

Due to consistent growth and expansion, a unique direct procurement opportunity has emerged to join one of the largest UK household brands. They seek a Category Manager to develop and execute procurement strategies, taking responsibility for a diverse range of strategic sourcing Food projects and tenders to deliver value addition, cost savings, mitigate supply chain risk, and ensure delivery for all clientele.

This Category Manager role is career-transforming and offers ample opportunities for professional development, including access to an extensive network of globally recognized Food suppliers and a dynamic, collaborative working environment.

If you are an ambitious and experienced Category Manager with tangible experience in procuring Food, joining this world-class & multi-award-winning procurement function could be an exciting and logical next step in your career.

Category Manager Food Responsibilities:

• Develop and nurture relationships with internal and external stakeholders, as well as key suppliers, to collaborate and deliver cost savings on food & beverage related spend.
• Create category & sourcing strategies and identify market opportunities to ensure the company’s operations and output remain market-leading.
• Develop and implement strategies prior to upcoming projects, contract expiry, and preemptive market changes that could affect the company commercially.
• Mentor and monitor buyers to ensure sourcing strategies and tender outcomes maximize commercial success and value.
• Assess and mitigate commodity risk, monitor market trends, and devise strategies with the supply base to reduce future issues.
• Adhere to sustainable sourcing practices and ensure contract & framework compliance.

Required Experience:

• Strong commercial acumen and end-to-end procurement experience within Food.
• Proven experience focused on strategic sourcing or category management.
• Strong negotiation skills, effective communication, and the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders and suppliers.
• Ability to achieve cost savings amidst volatile and changing market conditions.
• Strategic procurement experience.

If you are interested in gaining greater category responsibility or exposure to a broad, lucrative, and fast-moving product range within an iconic firm, please submit your CV to – [emailprotected]