Interim Global Senior Sourcing Manager – Marketing Procurement & Transformation | Market Leading Blue-Chip | London Based - Flexible Hybrid
2 days ago
City of London
Interim Global Senior Sourcing Manager – Marketing Procurement & Transformation | Market Leading Blue-Chip | London Based - Flexible Hybrid Immediate Requirement: to apply & learn more, please contact If you are a seasoned Global Marketing Procurement professional that is ready to shape and embed strategic supplier structures during a time of business growth and transformation then this represents a fantastic opportunity to deliver for an iconic market leading brand. My client is a Prestigious Global Blue-Chip renowned for their collaborative, innovative, and people-first culture. They are embarking on a significant global transformation programme across Marketing & Media Procurement and are seeking an experienced hire to support strategic sourcing, supplier integration and change delivery across their Global Marketing & Media portfolios. • The contract length is between 4 – 6 months with the potential for contract extension., • Ideally, the successful candidate will commence the contract immediately., • The length of contract will directly influence the day rate. Key Category Coverage: • Marketing & Sales Content including Creative Agencies, Production, PR, Social & Influencers, Design, Sponsorships & Sports Partnerships. Key Responsibilities: • Lead strategic sourcing and supplier integration across Global Marketing & Content suppliers, • Implement new global supplier structures and support change adoption across business units, • Build strong partnerships with Marketing leaders, influencing and educating stakeholders on sourcing strategy and value delivery, • Develop, analyse & validate global rate cards and benchmarking to enable data-driven decision-making, • Support integration of new acquisitions and align sourcing processes across different business systems & markets, • Manage contracts, risk, governance, and supplier performance to ensure value and compliance, • Drive continuous improvement and simplification across a complex stakeholder and supplier landscape, • Track and report sourcing impact, performance and savings to senior leadership Required Experience: • Circa 10+ years global procurement experience within blue-chip matrix environments., • Proven success in Marketing & Content procurement (agency ecosystem, creative, production, influencers etc.)., • Demonstrable expertise managing global sourcing programmes and transformation activity., • Strong commercial acumen, supplier negotiation & stakeholder influencing capability., • Highly analytical, comfortable building rate models, working with limited legacy data and presenting insights., • Experience with sourcing systems (SAP, Ariba, Coupa, Oracle) and savings/contract governance processes., • Strategic yet hands-on, adaptable, and comfortable working in fast-paced, fluid environments., • Excellent communicator with a track record of senior stakeholder partnership. Urgent Requirement: If you are an experienced Marketing Procurement Professional looking to stamp your mark within an Iconic Global FMCG firm, please apply by sending your CV to please contact Oskar - Key words: Interim, Contract, FTC, Fixed Term Contract, Temporary, Marketing Procurement, Marketing, Creative Agencies, Media, Media Production, PR, Social & Influencers, Sponsorships, Marketing Partnerships, Media Procurement, Content Procurement, Creative Agencies Procurement, Marketing Sourcing, Marketing Category Management, Media Sourcing, Media Category Management, Digital Marketing Procurement, Procurement, Senior Procurement Manager, Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager, Senior Sourcing Manager, Senior Category Manager, Category Lead, Procurement Lead, Head of Procurement, London, Hertfordshire, Surrey, Hampshire, Central London, East London, North London, South London, West London, Berkshire, Reading, Slough, Wokingham, Sussex, West Midlands, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes, Hybrid