Marketing Procurement Buyer

DSJ Global; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Marketing Procurement Buyer to join their dynamic team. This role involves tactical and strategic purchasing for marketing categories, managing a significant spend, and negotiating contracts to drive cost savings. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of procurement experience, particularly in indirect procurement, and will excel in stakeholder communication and negotiation. With the opportunity to work in a hybrid environment, this position offers a chance to make a substantial impact on the company's marketing procurement strategies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of procurement experience, especially in marketing categories.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to manage supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for tactical and strategic purchasing for marketing categories.
• Create and negotiate contracts with a spend responsibility of ~$30 million.

Skills

Procurement Experience

Negotiation Skills

Supplier Management

Market Analysis

Stakeholder Communication

Job description

Location : Irvine, CA (Hybrid- 3 days in office / week)

A world-leading retail / manufacturing company is looking to add a specialist commodity buyer for the marketing categories to their team. This person will be responsible for regional sourcing, purchasing and supplier management for marketing materials.

The Marketing Procurement Buyer will be responsible for...

• Tactical and strategic purchasing for marketing category locally and globally.
• Create and negotiate new and ongoing contracts with a spend responsibility of ~ $30 million.
• Conduct market analysis for and source new suppliers, driving cost savings utilizing local or global suppliers.
• Present to stakeholders and cross-functional partners.
• Coordinate with and lead local buyers on supplier strategy.
• Compose forecast and spend responsibility for marketing commodities.

The ideal Marketing Procurement Buyer candidate should have...

• 5+ years of procurement / purchasing / buying experience.
• Experience with indirect procurement / marketing categories.
• Skilled negotiator
• Strong background communicating with stakeholders / leadership and cross functional teams
• Ability to travel up to 30%

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