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Category Manager

Employer
Twinings c/o Jo Thompson Recruitment
Location
Andover
Salary
Highly Competitive Salary 
Closing date
2 Nov 2017

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Buying, Category Management, Marketing, Sales

Job Details

Local Category Manager – Packaging (12 month contract)

Full Brilliance Wanted.

If you’re looking for a career that keeps you motivated, has bags of potential and puts you in a position to make a positive difference to a hugely successful business, Twinings delivers.

Reporting to the Global Category Leader, you will support the Andover factory in purchasing raw materials for the Packaging category.

Working with key stakeholders to support the development and implementation of effective and innovative packaging strategies that add value to the business will be your main responsibility.  Key focus areas include driving cost savings, improving quality, managing the tender process, as well as mitigating supplier risk for the Packaging category.  The ability to work collaboratively and build strong relationships across functions, internal team members, and site and extended stakeholders will be extremely important for your success.  

Key aspects of this role include but are not limited to:

  • Working with cross functional teams to develop and execute plans across the local Twinings sites aligned to business requirements
  • Managing the tender process and overall contract management including preparation, pricing and negotiations via effective supplier relationship management strategies
  • Developing and managing Category Supplier reviews and positioning ensuring continuous supply of quality goods and services
  • Developing and implementing effective cost management programs to deliver year-on-year cost improvement
  • Managing and maintaining the local spend and incumbent supplier data, price modelling, forecasting and budgeting
  • Actively working with the Innovations team to support technical packaging requests  

The successful candidate will have at least 3 years’ experience using the Category Management process; will have a solid understanding of price modelling; and a proven track record of success in Packaging Procurement or FMCG Raw Materials.  Experience of working with cross functional teams, strong communication skills, and the ability to be a proactive team player is a must.  An understanding of the commodity markets is an advantage.

Company

Established in 2003, Jo Thompson Recruitment is a privately owned boutique recruitment consultancy specialising in Recruitment Services, Assessment & Development, Psychometric Testing, and Career Coaching.  We pride ourselves on providing a flexible, tailored service to suit individual company needs, and bringing employer’s brands to life through an enhanced candidate experience.

We identify and assess candidates, develop compelling campaigns, and align your talent to organisational objectives to ensure you recruit and retain the talent necessary to stay competitive. Using a thorough screening process including a comprehensive tool kit of products, we can help you make:

  • Better hiring decisions
  • Improve people development and succession decisions

Our success is based in our commitment to invest in long term relationships, to truly understand your company, work with your hiring managers, and source and assess talent for today and tomorrow.

Our clients are FTSE 100 and SME companies in the South of England.  We offer our candidates continuity, personal support, and a bespoke service, whether they are seeking permanent, temporary or contract positions.

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