Lead International Category Manager - PHF (all genders)New

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The opportunity

As a Procurement Teamlead, you will report to the Procurement Director and own the strategy, performance, and people development for your category cluster. You will lead a team of Category Managers, set the direction for supplier relationships and commercial outcomes, and…

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 standardisation and process improvement initiatives,: identifying leverage across the broader portfolio where applicable.

  • Own the NID (New Ingredient Development) governance pipeline for your: cluster, ensuring robust cross-functional coordination between Procurement, Product, FSQA and Supply Chain.

  • 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.

What they're looking for

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