Category Manager – Marketing, Meetings & Events

Responsibilities

Define and maintain a multi-year global category strategy

Develop and continuously refresh a category roadmap

Own supplier portfolio design and segmentation

Execute Strategic Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)

Serve as a trusted advisor to business unit leadership

Lead and facilitate category councils and governance forums

Define and manage the category value pipeline

Integrate supplier risk management into category strategies

Translate category strategy into sourcing wave plans

Execute sourcing and category management activities

Requirements

Strong experience in strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Contracting

Stakeholder engagement

Deep expertise in meetings, events, hospitality, venue sourcing, event production, and related services

Experience supporting marketing communications, creative agencies, media, digital marketing, or production services

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