Summary: The role of Category Manager Marketing involves leading and developing categories of spend within a six-month onsite contract in Stockholm. The position focuses on achieving cost efficiencies, capturing procurement synergies, and reducing supplier risks in indirect goods and services. Key responsibilities include strategic opportunity assessment, category planning, and driving procurement initiatives to ensure long-term success. The role requires extensive experience in category management and sourcing within a large enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identifying opportunities for improvement within the category, conducting spend analysis, and assessing the development of spend categories.
• Creating and executing a category plan, including strategic sourcing initiatives, to optimize procurement processes and maximize value.
• Monitoring and managing supplier relationships, both existing and potential, in alignment with business needs.
• Ensuring long-term contract compliance and performance, securing sustainable results.
• Implementing strategic changes to drive innovation and improvement in the category, including change management.
• Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders across the organization, leading Category teams, and influencing decision-makers.

Key Skills:

• Extensive experience in Category Management and Sourcing of Marketing Services in a large enterprise environment.
• University degree in Procurement, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or Management.
• Proficiency in category management, sourcing, and negotiation, with strong analytical capabilities.
• Understanding of different pricing models and contract structures.
• Able to secure progress in complex situations.
• Experience in strategic sourcing and negotiations.
• Experience in driving change in complex organizations with many stakeholders.
• Developing and implementing procurement strategies.
• Fluent in English.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Stockholm

Country: Sweden

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other