Senior Procurement Category Management Specialist - Marketing (Remote)

About the Role

This role offers an exciting opportunity to influence and optimize strategic marketing investments across the business. The Senior Specialist will lead the development and execution of sourcing strategies for Brand Advertising and Consumer Marketing categories, including RFP management, contract negotiations, pricing, terms and conditions, and related sourcing activities. Through strong supplier partnerships and effective negotiations, this role will help deliver exceptional value, service, quality, and business outcomes.

The Senior Specialist will oversee approximately $100 million in annual Marketing spend, spanning categories such as Media (National and Retail), Agency Services (Creative, Content, Packaging), Production, Influencer Marketing, Partnerships, Innovation, Consumer Insights and Analytics, and other related areas. Success in this role requires a strong understanding of marketing expenditures within the Consumer Products and Wellness industries, along with expertise in procurement best practices, strategic sourcing methodologies, and supplier market dynamics.

Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders, the Senior Specialist will build trusted partnerships to drive sourcing excellence, support supplier selection, optimize pricing and contracting strategies, and ensure ongoing supplier performance and stakeholder satisfaction while meeting business and service objectives.

Location Preference: This role is primarily remote; however, candidates located in the Tri-State area (New York, New Jersey & Connecticut) are strongly preferred to support in-person trainings, meetings, and other business needs.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements long-term Holistic Health brand Advertising & Consumer Marketing Spend (including Media investments, excluding trade promotion) Category Strategies and sourcing pipeline plan to optimize spend, reduce costs, and maximize value for all addressable spend under influence.
• Develops and manages continuous improvement pipeline to deliver significant year-over-year savings and pipeline opportunities.
• Understands requirements related to business needs through stakeholder management and works with the business team to identify and implement initiatives to achieve substantial cost savings and high customer satisfaction.
• Collaborates with suppliers and internal teams such as legal and Marketing organization to negotiate contracts, manage supplier relationships, and ensure product and service availability.
• Executes market research within the category to keep abreast of market conditions and analyzes market trends, consumer behavior, and performance metrics to identify opportunities and risks within the category.
• Ensures optimal sourcing, supplier selection, pricing, contracting, and commercialization while meeting service level requirements for spend area.
• Ensures effective negotiation and implementation of agreements with suppliers to deliver the greatest overall value.
• Monitors supplier contract compliance on an ongoing basis and develops improvement plans as required for suppliers under procurement management.
• Ensures proactive risk management strategy as well as partners with Business Stakeholders to ensure timely issue resolution.
• Complies with all Procurement and company policies, procedures, and practices, and promotes adherence across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Business, Engineering, Food Science, or a related field. Relevant professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• SAP ERP experience is a plus.
• Significant subject matter expertise in Brand Advertising & Consumer Marketing Spend (including Media investments, excluding trade promotion).
• 5+ years of experience in Category Management.
• Broad background in Procurement supporting manufacturing, commercial, or corporate functions in various operating models.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively at all levels and functions of the organization.
• Strong background in managing Marketing spend categories, ideally in Consumer Products and the Wellness Industry or nutraceutical industries.
• Solid knowledge of P2P processes, category management, and procurement best practices.
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to work within ambiguity and create appropriate levels of process and procedure.
• Strong knowledge in strategic sourcing process and category management.
• Excellent project management skills and RFP/RFQ Management.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including intermediate-level Excel skills (PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP), PowerPoint, and Word.
• Proven analytical skills (e.g., data analysis, business processes).
• Ability to act in a customer-service oriented capacity with stakeholders.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Competencies

• Experience working within an ambiguous environment.
• Ability to adapt to a Matrix organization.
• Experience in contract negotiation such as Master Service Agreement, Agency Media Agreements, Sponsorship, influencer, license agreement, service level agreement/KPI management, etc.
• Foundational finance knowledge such as P&L analysis, budgeting, cash flow, etc.

Pay

The approximate pay range for this position is $85,000.00 to $95,000.00. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location.

Benefits

• Performance-based incentives.
• Competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match and healthcare coverage.
• A broad range of other benefits (incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position).

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