Director, Marketing Operations – Budget and Procurement
AVEVA
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Serve as the main point of contact between Marketing and Procurement
- Build strong working relationships with Procurement, Finance, Legal, and Marketing stakeholders
- Provide leadership with accurate and timely visibility into spend and commitments
- Oversee spend governance, accurate forecasting and reconciliation
- Assist in the development of multi-year budgets based on negotiated contracts
- Support negotiation and contracting of high-value marketing contracts
- Drive implementation and ongoing enhancement of the budget management platform to improve marketing investment effectiveness
- Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve Marketing's financial and procurement operations
- Establish clear documentation, training, and process guidance for marketing teams
- Facilitate implementation of procurement change initiatives to improve business performance
- Drive change adoption by aligning stakeholders and enabling smooth rollout of new processes
- Troubleshoot procurement bottlenecks, exceptions, and escalations
- Establish and lead a community of procurement champions within Marketing, providing support, guidance, and mentorship to ensure they are equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to navigate complex marketing procurement challenges
- Drive Marketing adoption and compliance of services agreements, MSAs and SOWs
- Manage and routinely audit supplier lists to ensure accuracy and compliance
- Ensure suppliers align with the company's Responsible Sourcing Program (RSP) requirements, promoting sustainability, ethical practices, and inclusion
- Ensure suppliers meet AVEVA's Decent Work standards
- Advance alignment to corporate decarbonisation targets by assessing supplier environmental performance and supporting transition to lower-carbon partners and practices
- Ensure compliance with company policies and legal requirements in all procurement activities
Requirements
- Degree in Business, Marketing, Procurement or a related field preferred or equivalent experience
- MBA or advanced degree a plus
- Strong experience in marketing budget operations and procurement required
- Experience in a global organization and familiarity with multinational procurement processes
- Deep understanding of marketing spend categories (e.g., brand, events, media, creative services, digital marketing, sponsorships, etc.)
- Strong negotiation skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders and suppliers
- Financial acumen with experience managing large budgets and delivering cost efficiencies
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills to work effectively with internal stakeholders and external suppliers
- Ability to lead and influence cross-functional and multicultural teams
- Knowledge of procurement systems (e.g., Oracle)
- Clear, proactive communication style with strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
- Excellent project/program management skills, including organisation, structure, and execution
- Strategic mindset with attention to detail
- Commitment to sustainability, diversity, and ethical procurement practices
Benefits
- Flexible benefits fund
- Emergency leave days
- Adoption leave
- 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Pension
- Life cover
- Private medical insurance
- Parental leave
- Education assistance program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
marketing budget operationsprocurementnegotiationfinancial acumenproject managementcost efficienciessustainability practicesethical procurementdecarbonisationsupplier management
Soft Skills
communicationrelationship-buildingleadershipinfluenceproblem-solvingdecision-makingstrategic mindsetattention to detailcross-functional collaborationmentorship
Certifications
MBAadvanced degree