Category Manager - HR and Corporate Services
Mller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller, which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Mller develops, manufactures, and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain.
Mller UK & Ireland includes Mller Milk & Ingredients, which aims to be Britain's private label dairy leader, and Mller Yogurt & Desserts, which is the UK's leading yogurt manufacturer.
We're Recruiting
Category Manager - HR and Corporate Services
Reports to: Head of Indirect Services Group / Group Procurement / Indirect
Location: Market Drayton, Telford, (Droitwich)
Working pattern: Office 3 days / 2 days remote
Role purpose: To manage a complex spend area, creating robust spend category strategies, and active business partnering with key stakeholders/Business Unit Engineering functions across the business.
* Managing spend area
* Stakeholder Management
* Supplier Management
* Subject matter expertise
* Continuous Improvement
Key Responsibilities
* Create and implement category strategies for key spend areas aligned with the Business Units and Group service functions
* Ensure procurement policy, processes, and spend compliance rules are in place
* Support new product launches within the Business Units
Key Skills & Requirements
* Specialist knowledge & experience in the defined categories
* Commercial acumen with profound negotiation skills
* Ability to turn strategies and decisions into action
* Strong influencing, negotiation, and communication skills at all levels within a business
Desirable
* Experience in Food, FMCG, or similar operational procurement
* German language skills
* CIPS certificate
* SAP knowledge
Background
* University degree and corresponding business experience or equivalent
* Ideally 5+ years experience in a substantive Category Buyer/Category Manager role
Benefits
* Up to 15% annual bonus
* 4 x Life Assurance policy
* £550 Car Allowance or Company Car
* Partner Private Medical Insurance
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