Category Manager
Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Market Drayton • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Ensure continuity of supply and adherence to quality standards.
- Build strong working relationships with Business Units.
- Support budget planning and forecasting.
- Present market insights for effective decision-making.
- Act as an escalation point for supply or quality challenges.
- Lead tenders, cost analysis, and negotiation activities.
- Develop and implement category strategies aligned with Business Units and Group functions.
- Drive supplier performance through proactive management.
Requirements
- Degree educated or equivalent experience.
- Strong understanding of procurement processes and category management principles.
- Experience managing medium-scale spend profiles within a complex organisation.
- Ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders and present with confidence.
- Strong analytical skills with a strategic, solutions-focused mindset.
- Fluent in English.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Bonus scheme
- Company car
- Contributory pension plan
- Life assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Generous annual leave increasing with service.
- Flexible benefits programme
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
procurement processescategory managementbudget planningforecastingcost analysisnegotiationsupplier performance managementmarket insightsstrategic planninganalytical skills
Soft Skills
relationship buildinginfluencing stakeholderspresentation skillsproblem-solvingcommunicationleadershipcollaborationstrategic mindsetsolutions-focusedconfidence
Certifications
degree