About EBIT:
EBIT is a fast-paced, ambitious and agile business with 14 years of proven success. We’re a close-knit team of go-getters, proud to support hundreds of well-known brands, helping them buy better so they can focus on what they do best.
Role Overview
As a Procurement Operating Partner, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering best-in-class Marketing Procurement strategies for EBIT and our clients. You will partner closely with senior stakeholders to assess their end-to-end marketing requirements, building clear, insight-driven plans that enhance commercial performance, drive innovation, and unlock value across their agency ecosystem.
You will lead sourcing activity for all above-the-line and below-the-line marketing categories such as Creative and Media Agencies, Digital content development and management, Digital Asset management, email service providers, social media management, marketing platforms, Events, Production, Signage, MarTech, and any other general marketing spend. You will determine the sourcing strategy, bring market intelligence on trends, capacity, pricing and innovation, and serve as the primary point of contact for agency performance management and issue resolution. You’ll provide deep marketing procurement expertise—identifying efficiency opportunities, challenging the status quo, optimising processes, and delivering measurable benefits. Working directly with leadership and C-suite stakeholders, you will bring the confidence, gravitas and commercial mindset needed to simplify, transform and drive continuous improvement where it matters most.
This is a unique opportunity for an experienced Marketing Category expert to join a high-performing team known for delivery excellence and client satisfaction. You will own and manage a dynamic pipeline of procurement projects, delivering high-quality outcomes at pace, strengthening stakeholder relationships, and ensuring EBIT and its clients achieve maximum return on investment.
What’s in it for you:
This is an exciting moment to join EBIT during a period of rapid growth and expanding client demand. You will have the opportunity to drive meaningful change, work with varied and high-performing teams, and hold significant client-facing responsibility. The package includes:
* Total Package Range: £60,000 – £75,000
* Working Pattern: Minimum 2 days per week on client site
* Location: Hybrid role from home and client sites
* Benefits: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, Pension (Nest), Flexible Benefits package
What We’re Looking For
You will lead end-to-end Marketing Procurement for EBIT and its clients, driving sourcing strategies, supplier selection, agency rationalisation, and high-value contracts across all marketing categories. Using market intelligence on trends, pricing, capacity, and innovation, you will optimise spend, manage agency performance, mitigate risks, and deliver a forward-looking pipeline of procurement projects. You will maintain strong stakeholder relationships, provide clear reporting, and ensure client satisfaction while following governance processes and proactively anticipating risks and opportunities. The ideal candidate will bring senior-level Marketing Procurement expertise across Creative, Media, Content, MarTech, and Print, with experience within the publishing sector. You will have gravitas and confidence to influence at C-suite level, exceptional organisational, commercial and strategic thinking skills, and the ability to communicate, negotiate, and deliver at pace. Solutions-focused, adaptable, and relationship-oriented, you will thrive in a fast-paced environment and hold a full UK driving licence.
If you are a strategic, disciplined professional who delivers with consistency, thinks several moves ahead, navigates complexity with precision, and isn’t afraid to push hard to secure results, and thrives on stakeholder engagement this is the role for you.