Associate Director International ProcurementPosted today

As an Associate Director, Procurement, you will report to the Procurement Director and own the strategy, performance, and people development for your category cluster. This is a 12-month fixed-term position.

What you'll do

• Define and own the multi-year category strategy for your cluster sourcing: model, supplier segmentation, risk posture, and cost ambition and present that strategy coherently to Director-level stakeholders.

• Translate market intelligence (commodity dynamics, seasonality, geopolitical: risk, supply constraints) into actionable procurement decisions and communicate them with clarity and confidence.

• Lead cross-category standardization and process improvement initiatives,: identifying leverage across the broader portfolio where applicable.

• Build and steward the most strategically important supplier relationships in: your cluster, including joint investment plans, multi-year contracts, and structured partnership governance.

• Lead or oversee tender processes end-to-end: from strategy and data-pack through to award, contract, and supplier briefing at pace and to a high standard of documentation.

• Act as the senior escalation point for supply disruptions, quality issues,: and commercial disputes, resolving with a mix of supplier accountability and operational pragmatism.

What they're looking for

• Develop new or alternative suppliers to strengthen resilience and: competitiveness across your category network.
• Take full commercial accountability for your cluster's cost performance,: savings targets, and COGS variance — ensuring outcomes are tracked, explained, and acted upon.
• Drive a data-first culture within your team: category reviews, investment cases, and supplier performance assessments should be grounded in robust analysis and structured decision-making.
• Contribute to seasonality planning, static pricing rounds, and volume S&OP: processes with the rigour and cross-functional coordination those forums require.