CLOSING DATE

29 April 2025

We’re transforming the way procurement works here at Asda. What does that mean for you? That you’ll be at the heart of decision-making and the forefront of our transformation journey.Our growing team manages over £2.5billion of indirect/goods not for resale spend, and is on a journey to become a best in class function, with a broad agenda across all areas of procurement from sourcing and cost transformation, through to sustainability and management of some of our most strategic relationships.With opportunities to join us across multiple levels and all categories including Technology, Marketing, Professional Services, Logistics – Supply Chain and Energy, you’ll support a range of commercial activities, dare to find new innovative ways to drive efficiency, and help us get that #2 share in Grocery. So we can offer our customers the best value possible. That’s what it means to put customers at the heart of everything.Your RoleCategory team - You’ll likely have responsibility for end-to-end sourcing activity along with setting the category strategy. You’ll also influence and partner your category stakeholders to help deliver our cost transformation activity, and help ensure a best in class cost base.Strategic Projects / Agile team – You’ll lead on a variety of major business investments, executive priorities and cost transformation programmes; delivering some of our largest and most impactful activityProgramme – You’ll help deliver our cost and cash programme, develop our expertise across all categories, build the long term roadmap, and leverage data and analytics to provide insight across the teams.Transformation – You’ll help deliver the overall procurement transformation, including embedding new ways or working both within the procurement team and in the ASDA business itself. This team will also lead the procurement technology roadmap, define processes, set standardsThis advert is to apply for the Procurement Category Manager - Marketing (Creative, Production) role. Although we will consider your application for other roles where applicable.Your Role

• Manage end-to-end sourcing activities and develop category strategies.
• Influence and collaborate with stakeholders to support transformation initiatives and maintain a competitive cost base.
• Lead on major business investments and executive priorities within the function.
• Contribute to our cost and cash programme, leveraging data and analytics in the Centre of Excellence.
• Drive the procurement transformation, setting new standards and defining the procurement technology roadmap

“Let’s find out about you”

• Proven experience in Procurement/Category Management.
• Open to individuals seeking to switch categories or with detailed knowledge of their current category market.
• Skilled in crafting and managing complex contracts.
• Adept at balancing and anticipating the needs of various stakeholders.
• Experience in influencing senior levels within a large organisation.
• Agile and adaptable to support business needs in a dynamic transformation environment.
• Experience in Marketing categories including Creative, Production, Social, CRM and Digital would be desirable.

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• Manage end-to-end sourcing activities and develop category strategies.
• Influence and collaborate with stakeholders to support transformation initiatives and maintain a competitive cost base.
• Lead on major business investments and executive priorities within the function.
• Contribute to our cost and cash programme, leveraging data and analytics in the Centre of Excellence.
• Drive the procurement transformation, setting new standards and defining the procurement technology roadma