Posted on October 20th, 2025
- Indirect Procurement Specialist – IS Marketing Categories
- Location: Yorkshire ( Some Hybrid working) Commutable from West, North and East Yorkshire
- Contract: Permanent
- Salary: Experience Dependent + 15% Bonus + superb market-leading Pension
An established UK manufacturer and retail distributor with ambitious growth plans is seeking a skilled procurement professional to take ownership of a high-value indirect spend portfolio within Indirect spend.
This role combines hands-on delivery with strategic category management, ensuring best value from suppliers while supporting the wider business with innovative sourcing solutions.
As an indirect procurement specialist, IS Marketing , you will sit at the intersection of procurement, supplier management, and marketing/product strategy. Your role focuses on sourcing and managing products or services that support the company’s marketing, sales, and customer-facing initiatives.
You will ensure that all procurement marketing initiatives — from catalogues and showrooms to digital campaigns and point-of-sale materials — are well-sourced, cost-effective, and delivered on time, supporting the company’s retail network and brand experience
With IS Marketing buying experience, as a preference, you will ensure the right products, services, and materials to support marketing campaigns, promotions, and the overall brand experience, within the indirect procurement team
Responsibilities: Indirect Procurement Specialist – IS Marketing
- Lead sourcing initiatives across multiple indirect categories, running tenders, RFQs
- Identify, negotiate with, and manage suppliers for marketing-related products
- Track spend, budgets, and savings in line with procurement policies
- Collaboration with Marketing Teams
- Work closely with marketing, brand, and sales teams to understand requirements for campaigns, product launches, or promotional initiatives
- Translate marketing needs into procurement specifications and sourcing strategies
- Stay aware of industry trends, new materials, digital services, or marketing tools to improve efficiency and impact
- Ensure legal, regulatory, and company compliance in all sourcing activities
- Develop and implement procurement strategies to reduce cost, mitigate risk, and enhance supplier performance
- Cultivate strong connections with critical suppliers, evaluate their performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and ensure service standards align with company goals
- Negotiate and finalise commercial agreements, ensuring contracts are robust and aligned to business needs
- Manage supplier relationships, monitoring KPIs,identifyg performance gaps, and driving service improvements
- Work closely with internal stakeholders, challenging existing supply models
Experience & Qualifications: Indirect Procurement Specialist – IS Marketing
- Proven indirect procurement experience, ideally in a large or multi-site environment
- Strong negotiation skills and the ability to drive commercial value
- Understanding of contract law and supplier agreements
- Highly organised, analytical, and capable of influencing at all levels
- Resilient, self-motivated, and confident, managing high-value categories
- A CIPS qualification (or currently studying) would be advantageous
Benefits - Procurement Specialist – Indirect IS Marketing
- Annual Bonus 15%
- Excellent Pension up to 12% Matched
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays with an opportunity to purchase additional days
- Staff discount
- Ongoing support and development
- Free lunch, worth £500 p/a minimum
- Friendly and supportive environment offering exceptional reward and recognition
For more information on this role, please contact Mike Butler at [email protected] or 0113 2123519
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Strategic Buyer – Indirect, Marketing & IS Categories, may also be suitable for this role.
Omega Resource Group is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
