Global Marketing Category Lead - AI-Driven Procurement

Google; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a seasoned procurement leader in the Greater London area to drive strategic category management for marketing partnerships. You will align regional procurement priorities with regional growth goals, champion an AI-first transformation, and oversee the execution of global strategies in a high-volume, cross-functional environment.

The role requires a track record of multi-year AI roadmaps, partnering with VPs, and expertise across agency, media, tech, and events procurement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in marketing partnerships, sourcing, or category management across the global marketing ecosystem.
• Experience leading spend categories, using financial analysis and AI to optimize models.
• Experience designing multi-year AI transformation roadmaps and partnering with VPs to drive change across decentralized environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as the strategic regional business partner to the marketing executive team in the region, aligning procurement priorities directly with marketing stakeholder goals, market needs, and regional growth vectors.
• Advocate for an AI-first mentality in the transformation of the procurement practice area, replacing fragmented manual processes with structured AI operationalization, clean data taxonomies, and scalable digital workflows.
• Oversee the local alignment and execution of global procurement strategies, translating overarching GPO frameworks into regional actions.
• Serve as the regional strategy leader and execution overseer, directing high-volume tactical buying, regional sourcing operations, and compliance across European country groups.
• Develop and execute category strategies aligned with organizational objectives for assigned indirect spend categories.

Skills

Marketing partnerships

AI-driven procurement

Finance & spend analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or related field

Advanced degree or certifications in Procurement, Supply Chain Management

Job description

Google is seeking a seasoned procurement leader in the Greater London area to drive strategic category management for marketing partnerships. You will align regional procurement priorities with regional growth goals, champion an AI-first transformation, and oversee the execution of global strategies in a high-volume, cross-functional environment.

The role requires a track record of multi-year AI roadmaps, partnering with VPs, and expertise across agency, media, tech, and events procurement