Category manager Work, Jobs in Reading, Eng (with Salaries)

Global Category Manager Proteins
Yum! Brands —Woking
- Communication skills
11d
Buying Manager
John George —Reading
- Full-time
- In-person
- Leadership
- Negotiation
- Profit sharing
Quick apply
5d
Business Account Manager - Discounters
KP Snacks —Slough
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Flexitime
- Employee discount
Quick apply
LOCAL CATEGORY SPECIALIST
Asahi UK —Woking
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Contracts
- Communication skills
CAPEX Global Category Manager - Indirect
John Crane —Slough
- Full-time
- English
- Travel
- Communication skills
Quick apply
Category Manager - Potatoes
Nomad Foods —Woking
- Analysis skills
- Communication skills
- Negotiation
11d
Senior Digital Channels Analytics Manager
WWF —Woking
- £45,167 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- No degree
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
Perfect Store Manager
PepsiCo —Reading
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Sales
Digital and IT Contracts and Commercial Manager
Reading Borough Council —Reading
- £50,269 - £63,472 a year
- Full-time
- IT
5d
Senior Shopper Marketing Manager
Bayer —Reading
- £60,000 - £75,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Sales
- No degree
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
9d
Procurement Manager
Kyowa Kirin International —Marlow
- £45,744 - £92,181 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Analysis skills
Quick apply
Commercial Procurement Manager
UK Atomic Energy Authority —Culham
- £56,317 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Contracts
- Negotiation
- Annual leave
Quick apply
12d
Partner Success Manager - Retail
TD Synnex —Basingstoke
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
Procurement & Contract Manager Digital Spoke
Reading Borough Council —Reading
- £50,269 - £56,730 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Contracts
- IT
6d
Senior Category Development Manager - Boots
Reckitt —Slough
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Sales
- Employee assistance programme
- Life insurance
Senior Category & Trade Marketing Manager (Beauty)
Albert Roger Group —Bracknell
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- English
- Gym membership
- Flexible schedule
Quick apply
Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager (Drinks & Treats) 12-months contract
Mars —Slough
- £76,000 - £90,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Communication skills
- Negotiation
8d
Junior Key Account Manager
Spin Master Ltd —Marlow
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Flexible schedule
Senior Category Manager
BP —Sunbury
- ERP systems
- Travel
- Contracts
National Account Manager
SC Johnson Lifestyle Brands —Frimley
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Sales
- In-person
- Flexible schedule

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Global Category Manager Proteins

Yum! Brands -
Woking

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Job details

11 days ago

Qualifications

Sourcing
Category management
Procurement
Supply chain
Food industry
Communication skills

Full job description

Support bottom up regional to global development & implementation of strategic category plans for the respective category, aligning with key business stakeholders on category objectives, ensuring ESG deliverables are met and ultimately delivering competitive advantage to Yum through leverage of system scale.

Implementing processes and governance aligned with indirect reporting team of regional category managers to increase transparency of category portfolio & subcategories using analysis to transform data into actionable projects increasing the potential for value delivery for Yum! and Franchise managed markets.

Develop a reporting / category KPI plan & support D&T initiatives for enablement which lead to increased cooperation between regional and global category management by avoiding duplication of work and simplification of workstreams.

Category KPI’s shall be measuring the effectiveness of implemented category plans & strategies i.e. total spend & volume tracking, number of SKU’s, inflation / deflation tracking, value delivery impact, % spend under management, supplier performance and compliance.

Develop & implement 3–5-year strategic category strategy for the respective category which enables growth inline with Yum ambition, delivers value for franchisees and meets all business across innovation, ESG, risk
Partner with global & regional functional leads to ensure that category strategies are meeting the broader needs of the business
Own strategic supplier relationship and implement strategic supplier partnerships to ensure Yum is a customer of choice and drives competitive advantage (increasing capacity to match growth & driving competitive tension, best pricing options, innovation)
Lead the global sourcing activities for the respective category in line with defined sourcing strategy which supports the delivery of category plan
Manage all potential category risks and ensure sufficient mitigation and business continuity plans are in pace to avoid disruption
Lead the roadmap to harmonised brand standards across the category to drive consistency of customer experience and fully leverage the scale of Yum regionally / globally
Partner with a matrixed global team of category managers to fully implement the category & sourcing strategies at regional level, where required across the globe
Develop a long-term value creation plan which maximises efficiency with the ingredients sourcing in the category and supports franchise margin improvements
Support franchise relationship to ensure franchisees understand and are aligned to regional / global sourcing events for respective category and provide maximum participation
Develop long term strategic supplier agreements and pricing mechanisms which allow supplier to investment & protect Yum commercial agreements
Support Yum animal welfare leads and responsible sourcing functions on policy & strategy development.
Ensure compliance of suppliers through Supplier Sourcing Code of Conduct, contracts and audits leading to improvements on welfare outcomes in all markets for all proteins globally

Working Relationships

Yum & Brand functional leaders (Finance / Strategy / FSQA / FIT / Sustainability)
Brand Regional Leadership teams
Yum Global Supply Chain teams
Yum Regional Supply Chain Leadership & teams
Supplier partners
3rd party vendors / suppliers

8-10+ years’ experience in Senior supply chain roles, ideally within food industry or related field
3-5 years’ experience of global / regional strategic category management / procurement
Experience in protein sourcing and understanding of value chains preferred but not a must
Strategic thinker combined with strong commercial acumen to drive and lead enterprise – wide change
Confident & autonomous individual capable of handling ambiguity in fast paced environments
Excellent communication, stakeholder management & influencing skills with the ability to gain buy in cross functionally at all levels of the organization
Ability to utilize partnership & growth mindset paired with an open, vulnerable & transparent communication to influence / inspire multi county team.

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