Category Expert - Marketing Services
- Employer
- Carlsberg UK
- Location
- Northampton, Northamptonshire
- Salary
- £Competitive plus Excellent Benefits
- Closing date
- 15 Sep 2016
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Buying, Marketing
Job Details
Category Expert - Marketing
Based Northampton
You probably know us best for Carlsberg and Carlsberg Export. But, there's more to us than meets the eye. From Tetley's to Tuborg, San Miguel to Somersby Cider - we produce lots of leading brands. We also brew over 1 billion pints of beer each year and, last year, we made a £20m investment in a new bottling line at our landmark Northampton brewery. We are the official beer of the England football team, not to mention our partnership with the UK's best festivals - Glastonbury and Download to name just a couple.
What are the responsibilities of the Category Expert?
Right now, we're looking for an experienced Marketing & Procurement professional to join us to support the creation and execution of category strategies in Marketing Services. The categories to be supported include Media, Market Research, Agencies and Production.
Skills & Experience we are looking for will include:
As our Category Expert - Marketing Services, you will develop and execute the Marketing procurement strategies in close cooperation with Marketing, CSC, Legal, Finance and Procurement with the purpose of creating significant savings and value improvement, you will co-lead or support all major local supplier negotiations.
Ensuring that local business flows without any interruptions due to lack of services, quality or availability issues is also a key aspect of this role, you will drive excellence in supplier relationship management and take responsibility for supplier on-boarding, supplier changes and change plans and supplier ratings.
Execution of the tender process, evaluation and analysis of RFP responses, coordinating and attending negotiation meetings with agencies and preparing recommendations and sourcing summaries is managed by our Category Expert - Marketing Services and you will share your recommendations with internal stakeholders locally and Globally.
To rise to the challenge you will need a strong commercial Marketing background, ideally with knowledge of strategic and tactical procurement processes. You will be results driven and have a structured approach to planning and organising. A great collaborator and with excellent communication skills, you're used to influencing and negotiating and not afraid to challenge others when necessary.
Strong Agency Account Management or Brand Management is preferred and FMCG/Beverage knowledge or experience would be beneficial although not essential.
On top of the culture and career development opportunities that make working with us so rewarding, we also offer a competitive package with an impressive range of benefits, we'll also give you a product allowance for you to enjoy our products responsibly with friends and family, flexible benefits scheme and generous holidays. So, what are you waiting for?
Why not click 'apply' today? Don't miss out on this opportunity to join one of the country's largest beer and beverage companies as our Category Expert.
Company
Carlsberg. To many we’re a famous Danish pilsner beer. To others, we make the best beer adverts ever, probably. To our colleagues, we’re so much more. We’re a brewer with 170-years of heritage and a reputation for making great beer at breweries across the world. We support this through continuous scientific innovation, centred at the Carlsberg Laboratory in Copenhagen, where the pH Scale was developed.
Alongside Carlsberg Pilsner, our enviable portfolio of beer brands includes Carlsberg Export, San Miguel, Tetley’s, Poretti and Brooklyn Lager. Some we brew, others we licence from our valued brewing partners Mahou, San Miguel and Brooklyn Brewery. We build these brands through iconic communications and sponsorship assets that include Glastonbury and Live Nation festivals, such as Reading, Leeds, Wireless and Latitude.
Above all else, we have a purpose and commitment to Brewing for a Better Today & Tomorrow, which is core to everything we do, from sales to sustainability. Carlsberg really is a great place to work. Internationally renowned brands, an exciting and stimulating environment and outstanding opportunities for personal development on a global stage. With such a diverse range of jobs and huge professional challenges, this is a place where passion and the desire to achieve really can make a difference.
Every day is different. Every day we look at new ways to perfect what we do and to be the best. And, it’s our people that are key to this. It’s a place where team means everything – yet every individual has the opportunity to shine. So on top of the culture and career development opportunities that make working with us so rewarding, we’ll also give you a product allowance, a flexible benefits scheme and generous holidays. So are you in the pursuit of something better and like what you’ve read so far? Then check out our current vacancies today.
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