Procurement Category Manager - Marketing

ASDA; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension up to 7% matched

Company car allowance

Colleague discount 15%

Wellbeing services access

Inclusion networks

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

ASDA is transforming procurement, and this role will own the category strategy for Print, POS, Creative and Production, leading end-to-end sourcing projects that deliver cost and working capital benefits. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to push transformation across the function.

The role sits within a hybrid UK-based environment with a strong focus on delivering value through data-led decisions and a future-focused procurement technology roadmap while

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Procurement/Category Management.
• Skilled in crafting and managing complex contracts.
• Adept at balancing and anticipating the needs of various stakeholders.
• Experience in influencing senior levels within a large organisation.
• Agile and adaptable to support business needs in a dynamic transformation environment.
• Open to individuals seeking to switch categories or with detailed knowledge of their current category market.
• Experience in Marketing - Print, Point of Sale, Creative and Production would be desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end sourcing activities and develop category strategies for print, creative and production categories.
• Influence and collaborate with stakeholders to support transformation initiatives and maintain a competitive cost base.
• Lead on major business investments and executive priorities within the function.
• Contribute to our cost and cash programme, leveraging data and analytics in the Centre of Excellence.
• Drive the procurement transformation, setting new standards and defining the procurement technology roadmap.

Skills

Procurement experience

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Senior stakeholder influence

Agile / transformation

Category switching friendly

Marketing category knowledge

Job description

Job Title

Procurement Category Manager - Marketing

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits

Category

Purchasing/Procurement

Closing Date

24 September 2026

We’re transforming the way procurement works here at Asda. What does that mean for you? That you’ll be at the heart of decision-making and the forefront of our transformation journey.

Our growing team manages over £2.5billion of indirect/goods not for resale spend, and is on a journey to become a best in class function, with a broad agenda across all areas of procurement from sourcing and cost transformation, through to sustainability and management of some of our most strategic relationships.

With opportunities to join us across multiple levels and all categories including Technology, Marketing, Professional Services, Logistics – Supply Chain and Energy, you’ll support a range of commercial activities, dare to find new innovative ways to drive efficiency, and help us get that #2 share in Grocery. So we can offer our customers the best value possible. That’s what it means to put customers at the heart of everything.

Your Role

You’ll establish and deliver the category strategy for Print & POS, Creative and Production categories, with support from the Senior Category Manager. You’ll be responsible for leading a number of high-profile end-to-end sourcing projects delivering a variety of business benefits including cost and working capital optimisation.

Your Role

• Manage end-to-end sourcing activities and develop category strategies for print, creative and production categories.

• Influence and collaborate with stakeholders to support transformation initiatives and maintain a competitive cost base.

• Lead on major business investments and executive priorities within the function.

• Contribute to our cost and cash programme, leveraging data and analytics in the Centre of Excellence.

• Drive the procurement transformation, setting new standards and defining the procurement technology roadmap

“Let's find out about you”

• Proven experience in Procurement/Category Management.

• Skilled in crafting and managing complex contracts.

• Adept at balancing and anticipating the needs of various stakeholders.

• Experience in influencing senior levels within a large organisation.

• Agile and adaptable to support business needs in a dynamic transformation environment.

• Open to individuals seeking to switch categories or with detailed knowledge of their current category market.

• Experience in Marketing - Print, Point of Sale, Creative and Production would be desirable but not essential.

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus

• Company pension up to 7% matched

• Company Car allowance of £5,700

• 15% colleague discount in store and online

• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.

• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated

• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves