Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ztek Consulting is seeking a Marketing Procurement Lead to support its procurement and strategic sourcing activities. The role manages marketing agencies and suppliers, leads competitive sourcing and negotiations, analyzes spend and costs, and partners with key business stakeholders to execute procurement initiatives.
Skills
- 5+ years of experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, or related areas
- Strong experience in Marketing Procurement, Marketing Sourcing, or Marketing Services Procurement
- Experience managing marketing agencies, suppliers, vendors, or service providers
- Strong experience with RFP/RFQ, competitive sourcing, supplier evaluation, contract negotiation, and commercial negotiations
- Strong analytical and financial skills with experience analyzing spend, pricing, budgets, supplier performance, or cost structures
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to independently manage multiple procurement initiatives from strategy through execution
- Strong negotiation, problem-solving, project management, and presentation skills
- Experience with Influencer Marketing, Creator Marketing, or Social Media procurement
- Experience with advertising, creative, media, digital marketing, content production, or experiential/event marketing procurement
- Experience in retail, fashion, apparel, ecommerce, consumer products, or consumer brands
- Experience working within a global or multi-brand organization
- Experience developing category strategies, procurement roadmaps, and value/savings pipelines
- CPSM, CIPS, CSCP, Six Sigma, or similar procurement certification
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience; advanced degree preferred
- Experience partnering with senior Marketing, Brand, Finance, Legal, and other business leaders
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