Marketing Procurement Manager

The Marketing Procurement Manager will play an integral role in partnering across all marketing teams within Tails.com. You will take complete ownership of the category, following a robust yet nimble procurement process, playing a crucial role creating value, delivering improved performance through our agency spend and being an influential member within the organisation.

To assess risks and opportunities in spending our marketing money wisely, you will develop a global category management plan and work through this to make sure we have the best partnerships for Tails.com now and in the future. People trust and respond well to you - you bring the experience of working in a high-growth business and lean team, with a passion for delivering in a fast-paced environment.

In order to thrive in this role, we are looking for someone who will embed themselves within our business and be as excited, if not more, about the global opportunity presented within this position!

You will be responsible for:

• Bringing procurement leadership to all sourcing activity within marketing services


• Developing category management in line with business goals


• Negotiating terms and drafting and reviewing contracts and agency agreements whilst protecting brand reputation and minimising risk


• Conducting supplier performance and contract reviews


• Supporting ongoing supplier relationship management


• Supporting and developing sustainability, inclusion and diversity initiatives


• Driving innovative solutions
  
  We're looking for a Procurement Manager with a depth of marketing category experience to support our ambitious and exciting marketing strategy at Tails.com., Demonstrated commercial smarts and outstanding numerical analysis


• An ability to build trusting relationships with our suppliers and stakeholders


• Good knowledge and insight of the marketing agency landscape to develop strong category plans and management


• Advanced negotiation skills


• Professional procurement certification, e.g., CIPS preferred but not essential


• Prior experience in SME or start up / scale up environment


• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English - written, verbal and listening


• A supportive and collaborative leadership style to promote and support a best procurement practice


• Drive, enthusiasm and energy
  
  We're Tails.com, a dog food subscription company with a big difference. We create truly tailored food for each and every dog we serve. We start by asking people a few simple questions about their dog. Then we use that information to create their dog's unique Tails.com recipe - so their dog gets exactly the nutrition they need, in the taste they love, delivered to their door every month. It's clever stuff.


We've got ambitious plans. Having created an entirely new category in pet food, we're now scaling fast in the UK and Europe - backed by Purina, one of the world's largest pet food companies. You'll join a bunch of smart people working towards the same goals - and a bunch of smart-ish dogs, all working on their own thing.

Together, we'll change the world of pet food for good., That's what supply and procurement at Tails.com is all about. People first - because it takes good people to build the kind of long-term, trusted partnerships with suppliers that we do, and it takes great people to create and deliver an exceptional product.

Process, because we can only do what we do by being able to see how the whole system - physical product, digital product, and personal service - fits together. Then we make these complex processes as simple and streamlined as possible. So our team are pattern-spotters, insight-hunters, and change-makers; people ready to be flexible, adaptable, and help us improve in everything we do.

And planning, because we're here to see as much of the future as we can - to make sure we have enough food for the dogs we serve. We've been data-driven from day one, finding new and better ways to draw the insights that help us plan for next week, next year, or five years from now.

Sound like a team you'd like to join? Here's how you'll make a difference, We're proud to be an active equal opportunity employer. We want to give everyone a fair chance to join us in changing the world of pet food for good. We do this by conducting a structured recruitment process for all candidates, as well as actively promoting our roles to communities that are under-represented at Tails.com.

Pulled from the full job description

• Employee discount


• Gym membership, Competitive salary, reviewed annually


• Annual bonus, based on company performance


• Flexible core hours, giving you true work life balance


• Hybrid role to ensure this role works for you


• 25 days of holiday (excluding bank holidays) which increases over time to a max of 27 days


• 9/10 day working week to enhance your wellbeing without a reduction in pay and leave allowance


• Optional 5 days unpaid leave and 1 paid volunteer day each year


• When you need a change of scenery, you can work from abroad 2 weeks every 6 months


• Health insurance for you, paid by Tails.com and discounted gym membership


• Extended maternity, shared parental and adoption pay. Up to 6 months at 70% pay, linked to statutory parental pay


• Flexible paid care leave to support immediate dependents, people close to you and pets


• An external financial coach to support a range of topics - debt management, savings and investments


• In house L&D team, with access to year round courses to help drive your development


• 50% discount on all Tails.com and 40% on Republic of Cats products