This Marketing Buyer role supports marketing procurement in the Indirects Group Procurement team. The Marketing category looks after all channels of marketing from traditional print, paper, point of sale, through to digital, search, creative, social, and beyond. The marketing category spend is one of the largest spend categories in Indirects, providing significant opportunities for savings and efficiencies to unlock value.
The marketing strategy is currently focused on our brand evolution, the re-start of operations, and our digital transformation project, making it an exciting time to join the team to assist with centralisation and consolidation of suppliers such as Media, Creative, and Digital.
This role can be based in either our Luton, Hannover, or Rijswijk office. Closing date for applications will be the 23rd October.
ABOUT OUR OFFER
* Personal benefits: Attractive remuneration, discretionary bonus schemes, generous travel benefits, extensive health & well-being support, and more.
* Flexible working: Work is something you do, not somewhere you go. Our team meets in the office a maximum of twice a week.
* A career to shape: Access the TUI Learning Hub to level-up and reach your ambitions.
* Broaden your network: We champion intercultural collaboration and provide opportunities to work on global projects and teams.
* Community: Get involved with incredible local charity and sustainability initiatives like the TUI Care Foundation.
ABOUT THE JOB
* As a Marketing Category Buyer, you will be procuring goods, materials, and services to ensure that TUI’s marketing and related operational needs are met, taking into account efficiencies, price, quality, and delivery to ensure continuity of supply while mitigating any potential risks.
* Procurement of marketing materials, licences, subscriptions, and services in line with specified requirements, budgets, KPIs, quality, and timescales. Support the Marketing Category and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact business operations.
* Act as an interface between suppliers and marketing stakeholders on purchasing processes and policies.
* Monitor and advise on any issues that present risk or opportunity to TUI.
* Provide analysis on costs, new and existing, and review cost reduction and Group-wide consolidation activities.
* Work closely with others in the Group Procurement function, including our analysts, and review opportunities for continuous improvement and business efficiencies.
* Familiarise yourself with our sustainability and environmental policies and procedures.
* Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers, and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
* Ensure that a professional, ethical, and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships.
ABOUT YOU
* Sourcing – A good understanding of the fundamentals of sourcing and the sourcing process.
* Stakeholder Management – Confident in identifying, analysing, mapping, engaging, and aligning stakeholder requirements.
* Cost Management – Ability to conduct economic and financial analysis to ensure models provide insight into make or buy decisions.
* Negotiation – Comfortable with negotiating and the process of awarding suppliers.
* Corporate Social Responsibility – Experienced in the identification, consultation, and delivery of Ethical & Sustainable Sourcing methods.
* Teamwork – Positive attitude contributing to and generating an inclusive and collaborative culture that supports teamwork and encourages a high-performing environment.
* Policy, Reporting, and Compliance Management – Working knowledge of compliance to policies, procedures, controls, and processes.
From a workplace to a place to belong. At TUI, we embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion, encouraging everyone to come as you are, because together, our potential is limitless.
We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities and impairments, so if you require any support, please do let us know.
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