Procurement Category Manager, Marketing (12-mths Fixed Term)

As the Procurement Category Manager Marketing youll lead end-to-end marketing services procurement creating and executing sourcing strategies that deliver value and support SEEKs commercial goals. Reporting to the Senior Manager Category Management youll partner closely with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to enhance marketing investments across creative media and digital services.

Youll use your commercial acumen to influence negotiate and manage supplier performance ensuring category plans meet business needs. Youll also identify opportunities to innovate and build long-term mutually beneficial supplier relationships.

Youll play a key role in SEEKs Procurement functiondriving capability building trust and embedding best practice in marketing procurement.

This is a 12 months fixed-term contract and offers hybrid flexibility to work at Cremorne Melbourne.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop implement and manage category strategies for marketing services
• Partner with marketing and relevant teams to plan and deliver sourcing initiatives
• Lead supplier selection negotiation and contract management processes
• Build supplier relationships to improve innovation and service delivery
• Monitor supplier performance and ensure contract compliance
• Manage end-to-end procurement projects within approved budget and policy
• Identify and execute continuous improvement opportunities

Qualifications :

• 5-7 years experience in marketing procurement or category management
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills
• Proven ability to manage complex sourcing projects end-to-end
• Knowledge of procurement frameworks supplier management and governance
• Commercial acumen with understanding of marketing services and contracts
• Tertiary qualification in business commerce or a related field

Additional Information :

At SEEK we offer:

• Support of flexible working including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role.
• Paid and unpaid leave benefits including Personal Flexi Days and Volunteer Days as well as the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• SEEK is committed to operating sustainably certified carbon neutral for its business operations (through Climate Active) purchasing renewable energy for our office and working-from-home emissions and a target for net zero by 2030. 
• The opportunity to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per financial year
• SEEKer Support a confidential service that offers employees up to six sessions with a mental health professional of your choice
• Tailored career development planning (including Education Assistance Program)
• Free income protection insurance

At SEEK we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences especially as they relate to gender sexual identity culture faith disability and life stages. If you have the skills curiosity and an adaptable mindset but dont meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement please still get in touch with us.

Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond please advise us and we will be happy to assist.

For this role only those candidates with the eligible right to work will be considered.

SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time