Senior Category Manager

Why You Should Join Us

For over two centuries, Molson Coors has been bringing people together over a cold beer, but today, our modern portfolio of award-winning brands extends beyond beer to meet the evolving tastes and preferences of our consumers.

With a presence in over 100 countries and a team of 16,000 talented employees globally, we take pride in our traditions, brands and the role we play in uniting people to celebrate all life’s moments.

As one of the world’s leading beverage companies, we are passionate about promoting responsible drinking and creating a sustainable future.

In addition to popular favorites like Coors, Carling and Doom Bar, our beverage portfolio includes Aspall, Rekorderlig, Staropramen, Madrí Excepcional and Blue Moon. We also have an expanding and evolving premium spirits range that include Black Cow Vodka, Bandero Tequila and Tarquins Gin.

As a People First organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working options.

Your Purpose

We’re now looking to recruit a Senior Category Manager  to join our brilliant Procurement Team.

The Senior Category Manager will be responsible for managing up to 6 categories of high to intermediate complexity within their local country/cluster. The role will involve 2 direct reports to manage, coach and support in their development and also the development of the categories. This will include using strategic sourcing principles such as spend analysis, RFx, reverse auctions, contract management and supplier management.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing up to 6 local/regional categories of intermediate to high complexity using strategic sourcing principles. Must understand country/region business priorities and needs. Owns contract compliance once agreement is signed.
• Managing local/regional suppliers, including scorecarding and actively monitoring KPI's. Responsible for creating and delivering category strategies on the national level.
• Maintaining cost savings target of £0.5M-£2M per year. Responsible for assessing and managing category risks and opportunities on a country/cluster level. Responsible for managing category AOP cycle including supporting countries/clusters with their local budgets and having a clear plan to cover LRP ambitions.
• Managing stakeholders within their country/cluster. Must be able to business partner with senior level internal stakeholders aligning on company priorities and needs. Must also build relationships at lower levels of the organization
•  Manage 2 procurement professionals and help to coach, develop and support to enable succession planning for future roles within the business

About You

You may not meet all the criteria for the role, but don't let that stop you from applying. We all need to learn and develop, and we can help you do this here at Molson Coors.

• Procurement experience.
• Excellent strategic sourcing, supplier management, spend analysis, and contract negotiations.
• SAP experience.
• Experience with contract management tools, spend analysis tools.
• Broad based experience in multinational category management and international teams. Strong project management skills.

About Us

• We’re one of the UK’s Most Attractive Employers winning the Top Employer award for the last 11 years
• Flexible work programmes to ensure a work life balance is maintained such as our market leading Moments That Matter for significant moments in your life.
• Commitment to the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people. We are proud to have been awarded Gold in Mind’s Workplace Wellbeing Awards.
• We’re committed to raising industry standards and leaving a positive imprint on our employees, consumers, communities and the environment which is reflected in Our Beer Print and our 2025 sustainability targets.
   

Molson Coors Beverage Company: Building Careers

Molson Coors Beverage Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we seek diversity. We want to continue to create an environment where our people are truly able to be themselves at work, regardless of their gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religion. We want people to be able to bring their own creativity and style to work, so that we get diversity in our thinking across our organisation, as we believe that we are a better business for it.

This makes our talent strategy simple – we want the best talent in all our roles, regardless of their background. We take pride in celebrating our unique brew and our people are our greatest asset.

If you require any additional assistance or adjustments in advance of, or during the application and/or hiring process, please make us aware of this – we want you to succeed and will be happy to support you

Job Posting Grade: 12