Purchasing Manager - Marketing

As a Purchasing Manager - Marketing you will establish and lead procurement and supplier relationship management activity for marketing services and materials across multiple brands.  

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience.  

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career. 
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could earn £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…

Your role as Purchasing Manager - Marketing 

• Develop and implement a robust procurement strategy for marketing-related services, including advertising, digital marketing, creative agencies, print, media buying, PR, promotional materials, and more 
• Maintain a marketing supplier map articulating functional needs (division, external comms, digital, group marketing, customer) and how they are serviced and accessed building a common, efficient commonality approach across GK  
• Lead end-to-end procurement processes to successful, right first-time conclusion, including competitive tendering, supplier selection, contract negotiation, and performance review 
• Embed  and robustly enforce clear processes and governance that outline how marketing services are accessed (gate process) 
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers, ensuring we take learnings and innovation from external thinking e.g. application of AI in marketing whilst optimising the supplier network 
• Manage supplier performance through KPIs, regular reviews of both GK & supplier SLA adherence, and contract management. Ensure that GK briefs are clear and in return deliverables meet brand standards, quality expectations and deadlines  
• Collaborate with marketing and finance teams to track, manage, and forecast marketing procurement spend across all brands, identifying opportunities for cost savings 
• Drive cost optimisation and identify opportunities to consolidate supplier networks and drive efficiencies while maintaining quality 
• Manage contracts and agreements to ensure clear terms on pricing, deliverables, timelines, and responsibilities; identify potential risks in the supplier network and take proactive measures to mitigate them
• Drive ESG principles through all marketing suppliers, building an ethical and transparent supply chain  

What you’ll bring… 

• Category management experience

• Strategic supplier sourcing experience

• Supplier relationship management 

• Contract negotiation skills 

• Contract management 

• Budget / cost management 

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