Category Manager for Marketing Services

11 hours ago


Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden MultiMind Bemanning AB Full time
About the Job

We are seeking an experienced Category Manager to lead and develop strategic procurement categories within marketing, including media, digital services, production, and events.

This role involves collaborating with the Group Indirect Procurement function to achieve cost efficiencies, optimize procurement processes, and drive change within a complex and dynamic organization.

About Our Client

Our client is a leading Swedish multinational clothing company headquartered in Stockholm.

They operate in 74 countries with over 5,000 stores under various company brands, employing 126,000 full-time equivalent positions.

The company makes its online shopping available in 33 countries and is the second-largest global clothing retailer.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Lead and develop specific categories of spend, focusing on strategic opportunity assessment, category strategy, category planning, and sourcing.
  2. Drive fact-based procurement initiatives, analyzing spend and contracts while exploring supplier markets.
  3. Implement strategies to ensure long-term success, monitoring and managing supplier relationships, both existing and potential, in alignment with business needs.
  4. Ensure long-term contract compliance and performance, securing sustainable results.
  5. Implement strategic changes to drive innovation and improvement in your category, often including different levels of change management.
  6. Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the organization, leading Category teams, and influencing decision-makers.
Requirements

To be successful, you will have extensive experience within marketing procurement, specifically in media, production, digital services, and events.

You will need to build and maintain professional stakeholder relationships across brands and functions.

Results-driven professionals who understand the importance of structured change management to achieve expected results are encouraged to apply.

  • Extensive experience from 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, complemented with strong analytical capabilities, including conducting spend analysis and opportunity assessment.
  • Understanding of different pricing models and contract structures.
  • Able to secure progress in complex situations.
  • Experience from Strategic sourcing and negotiations.
  • Experience from driving change in complex organizations with many stakeholders.
  • Developing and implementing procurement strategies.
  • Fluent in English.


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