Senior Buyer - Marketing
Posted Today by General Mills
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Uxbridge, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Buyer – Marketing Procurement role is a 12-month interim position based at General Mills' international headquarters in the UK, focusing on managing critical Marketing spend across the EUAU region. The role involves collaborating with Marketing leaders and agency partners to drive value and implement best sourcing practices. The successful candidate will lead supplier relationship management and complex negotiations while ensuring compliance and tracking performance against savings targets. This position requires a strong background in procurement, particularly in indirect or marketing procurement, with a focus on delivering measurable commercial impact.
Key Responsibilities:
- Shape and deliver the EUAU Marketing Procurement strategy in collaboration with the International Category Manager.
- Identify and deliver cost optimisation opportunities while maintaining quality and service levels.
- Collaborate with Marketing leadership, Brand teams, Legal, Finance, and Global Sourcing to understand business needs.
- Lead supplier relationship management from onboarding to performance management.
- Utilize market intelligence and trend analysis to identify opportunities and mitigate risks.
- Conduct complex negotiations and manage contracts ensuring compliance with standards.
- Track performance against value delivery and savings targets.
Key Skills:
- At least 3 years’ experience in procurement, ideally in indirect or marketing procurement.
- Strong track record of delivering savings through effective negotiation.
- Commercially astute with the ability to engage and influence Marketing stakeholders.
- Skilled in translating business needs into sourcing strategies informed by industry trends.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Able to thrive in collaborative environments.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Uxbridge
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Great things are happening in the Europe and Australia (EUAU) region. Each day, our 2,500 plus colleagues bring their passion to our offices, manufacturing sites, R&D center, and commercial/distributor markets across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. We are energized by over 150 years of bringing people together with the food they love. With beloved brands Old El Paso, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Fibre One, Latina Fresh and more, we are on a mission to become the undisputed growth leader in food for EUAU. In a world that’s ever-changing, we look to stay ahead and seek people who share our love of food and are hungry to shape the future.
About The Job
We’re hiring a Senior Buyer – Marketing Procurement on a 12-month interim basis to cover maternity leave. Based at our international headquarters in the UK, this high-visibility role sits within General Mills’ Global Procurement organisation and supports critical Marketing spend across the EUAU region. You’ll partner closely with Marketing leaders and agency partners to unlock value, drive best-in-class sourcing practices, and deliver measurable commercial impact — all in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
What You Role Is
You’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering the EUAU Marketing Procurement strategy, working closely with the International Category Manager to drive value across agency and marketing services spend . You’ll i dentify and deliver cost optimisation opportunities while maintaining quality, service levels, and strong agency partnerships. You’ll collaborate with Marketing leadership, Brand teams, Legal, Finance, and Global Sourcing to deeply understand business needs and support cross-functional initiatives. You’ll lead supplier relationship management end-to-end — from identifying and onboarding new partners to managing performance through regular business reviews. Using market intelligence and trend analysis, you’ll spot opportunities, mitigate risks, and bring external best practice into the organisation. You’ll also lead complex negotiations, manage contracts, ensure compliance with company and regulatory standards, and track performance against value delivery and savings targets.
What You Will Bring To The Team
We are looking for at least 3 years’ experience in procurement, ideally within indirect or marketing procurement, and a strong track record of delivering savings through effective negotiation. You’re commercially astute, confident engaging and influencing Marketing stakeholders, and skilled at translating business needs into smart sourcing strategies informed by industry trends and best practice. You communicate clearly, build strong cross-functional relationships, and thrive in collaborative environments.
What’s in it for you?
Work with Heart - offers us flexibility that also requires partnership to ensure we regularly come together in person for those moments that help drive our business forward. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 2 days per week in the office with the opportunity to finish at 15:00 on Fridays. Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive, for this we offer free Headspace account for you and up to 5 friends or family members, ongoing activities, Employee Assistance Program and more. Health & Dental Insurances – All colleagues get the opportunity to join our insurances from day one. Family & Carers Leave - Every family is unique. Our approach allows every family to have the opportunity to spend quality time-off to support them from the point of birth or adoption to care, with enhanced covers. Enjoy other perks like enhanced pension contributions, subsidised canteen, access to both peer-to-peer recognition and discount platforms, 2 extra days for volunteering work, and more...