dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science, empowering businesses everywhere to compete and thrive in the modern data-driven economy. We always put the Customer First.

Our mission: to enable businesses to grow and reimagine themselves by becoming advocates and champions for their Customers. With deep heritage and expertise in retail – one of the world’s most competitive markets, with a deluge of multi-dimensional data – dunnhumby today enables businesses all over the world, across industries, to be Customer First.

dunnhumby employs nearly 2,500 experts in offices throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas working for transformative, iconic brands such as Tesco, Coca-Cola, Meijer, Procter & Gamble and Metro.

We’re looking for an experienced Media category manager who expects more from their career. It’s an opportunity to work with a market-leading business to provide global category management, procurement and commercial leadership to deliver our procurement value proposition.

You will be expected to have a proven track record for working under pressure in a fast-paced target driven environment, and to be able to work with senior stakeholders to align the assigned procurement categories against business road map and priorities to drive lowest cost acquisition for dunnhumby.

You will oversee purchasing processes and support strategic sourcing and supplier management related to your assigned categories . You’ll carry out end to end strategic sourcing and create category plans, build and deliver subcategory plans and consistently track and report on savings targets. You’ll manage suppliers on a commercial basis, including contract management, performance and risk management, carry out best practice tender management and negotiate terms and conditions and pricing to demonstrate value for money.

In addition, you will also be expected to collaborate with procurement functions within the Group to apply group procurement processes but also support any P2P ( Procurement to Pay) continuous improvement initiatives required from  the Group and dunnhumby

What we expect from you

• Experience of Media (both in store media and digital media), Category Management and Media Partnership contract negotiation.
• Procurement experience in an international environment.
• Extensive experience managing an end to end procurement process, from RFP and shortlisting, to contract negotiation and contract management.
• Experience of working with Privacy, Legal, and Infosec as part of Supplier onboarding due diligence process. 
• Strong stakeholder experience, working across multiple departments internally and managing supplier relationships.
• Experience of with commercial and technical teams to be able to communicate effectively and influence. 
• Additional experience of Marketing category management is preferable
• MCIPS qualification is preferrable

What you can expect from us

We won’t just meet your expectations. We’ll defy them. So you’ll enjoy the comprehensive rewards package you’d expect from a leading technology company. But also, a degree of personal flexibility you might not expect.  Plus, thoughtful perks, like flexible working hours and your birthday off.

You’ll also benefit from an investment in cutting-edge technology that reflects our global ambition. But with a nimble, small-business feel that gives you the freedom to play, experiment and learn.

And we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion. We live it every day – with thriving networks including dh Gender Equality Network, dh Proud, dh Family, dh One and dh Thrive as the living proof.  We want everyone to have the opportunity to shine and perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. Please let us know how we can make this process work best for you. For an informal and confidential chat please contact [email protected] to discuss how we can meet your needs. 

Our approach to Flexible Working

At dunnhumby, we value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work.

We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work / life balance. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others, so if this is important to you please raise this with your recruiter, as we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process.

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