Category Manager - HR and Corporate Services
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 29 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £65000-70000 per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 13 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Market Drayton, TF9 3SQ |
| Cwmni: | Müller UK & Ireland |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 97252-43682337 |
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Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 24,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from more than 1,700 British farmers. The Müller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.
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; active business partnering with key stakeholders/Business Unit Engineering fuctions across the business with the aim of driving specifier engagement and compliance. Provide team management and day to day activities within the function.
Key Responsibilities:Managing spend area
- 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 (involvement in strategic projects)Stakeholder Management
- Create and present recommendations to the business units
- Present key insight/updates to the key stakeholders covering data analysis & market insight in order to ensure effective planning and decision makingSupplier Management
- Implement a supplier relationship strategy to achieve the agreed KPIs and to develop sustainable added value potentialSubject matter expertise
- Significant experience in HR procurement especially temp. labour, consultants and professional services
- driven procurement categories. Clear understanding of requirements to support business but also what drives costs, able to challenge specifications and operational methods in working with stakeholders to drive value for the business from a procurement perspective.
- A capable category manager in their own right, able to drive action from a project team and deliver sourcing events to a defined and sometimes challenging timescaleContinuous Improvement
- Carry out continuous improvement and efficiency reviews within the function and business units with defined action plans detailing accountabilities and timelinesKey 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
- Excellent Data Interpretation & Analysis skills
- Moderation/Presentation Skills
- Competent project management skills
- Fluent command of EnglishDesirable:
- Experience in Food, FMCG or similar operational procurement
- German language skills
- CIPS certificate.
- SAP knowledgeBackground:
- 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
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service)
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave
- Enhanced Bereavement Leave
- Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%)
- Exclusive access to Müller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in-store discounts
The Process:
If you are interested in applying for the role of Category Manager – HR and Corporate Services and have the necessary skills and experience, then please apply via www:mullercareers.co.uk
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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; active business partnering with key stakeholders/Business Unit Engineering fuctions across the business with the aim of driving specifier engagement and compliance. Provide team management and day to day activities within the function.
Key Responsibilities:Managing spend area
- 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 (involvement in strategic projects)Stakeholder Management
- Create and present recommendations to the business units
- Present key insight/updates to the key stakeholders covering data analysis & market insight in order to ensure effective planning and decision makingSupplier Management
- Implement a supplier relationship strategy to achieve the agreed KPIs and to develop sustainable added value potentialSubject matter expertise
- Significant experience in HR procurement especially temp. labour, consultants and professional services
- driven procurement categories. Clear understanding of requirements to support business but also what drives costs, able to challenge specifications and operational methods in working with stakeholders to drive value for the business from a procurement perspective.
- A capable category manager in their own right, able to drive action from a project team and deliver sourcing events to a defined and sometimes challenging timescaleContinuous Improvement
- Carry out continuous improvement and efficiency reviews within the function and business units with defined action plans detailing accountabilities and timelinesKey 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
- Excellent Data Interpretation & Analysis skills
- Moderation/Presentation Skills
- Competent project management skills
- Fluent command of EnglishDesirable:
- Experience in Food, FMCG or similar operational procurement
- German language skills
- CIPS certificate.
- SAP knowledgeBackground:
- 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
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service)
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave
- Enhanced Bereavement Leave
- Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%)
- Exclusive access to Müller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in-store discounts
The Process:
If you are interested in applying for the role of Category Manager – HR and Corporate Services and have the necessary skills and experience, then please apply via www:mullercareers.co.uk
#pinksquid
#pinksquid