Procurement Category Manager, Marketing (12-mths Fixed Term)

Company Description

About SEEK

SEEK’s portfolio of diverse businesses make a positive impact on a truly global scale. Our purpose is to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organisations succeed. We create world-class technology solutions to connect more people to relevant employment, education, small business and volunteer opportunities. We have a culture of high-performance in our workplaces and celebrate the diversity of our employees who contribute to the success of our organisation.

Life at SEEK

SEEK’s purpose is at the centre of everything we do. Our SEEK, which defines the way we work, is all about what makes us unique and a little bit different. Passion, Team, Delivery and Future are our principles that drive innovation and creativity. SEEK strives to support employee wellbeing by providing an amazing experience at work which led us to being named AFR BOSS Top 10 Best Places to Work in Technology (2021-2024). We are proud to work in an environment that's inclusive where everyone's unique ideas, experiences and perspectives are valued.

Our award-winning head office in Cremorne (just a 4 min walk from Richmond station) provides an exceptional space to collaborate with colleagues. The building provides sweeping views of the city, a games area, sit and stand desks at every workstation, modern end-of-trip facilities and Thursday night drinks which gives our people an opportunity to connect in a social setting.

Job Description

As the Procurement Category Manager – Marketing, you’ll lead end-to-end marketing services procurement, creating and executing sourcing strategies that deliver value and support SEEK’s commercial goals. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Category Management, you’ll partner closely with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to enhance marketing investments across creative, media, and digital services.

You’ll use your commercial acumen to influence, negotiate, and manage supplier performance, ensuring category plans meet business needs. You’ll also identify opportunities to innovate and build long-term, mutually beneficial supplier relationships.

You’ll play a key role in SEEK’s Procurement function—driving capability, building trust, and embedding best practice in marketing procurement.

This is a 12 months fixed-term contract and offers hybrid flexibility to work at Melbourne or Sydney or Singapore.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and manage category strategies for marketing services
• Partner with marketing and relevant teams to plan and deliver sourcing initiatives
• Lead supplier selection, negotiation and contract management processes
• Build supplier relationships to improve innovation and service delivery
• Monitor supplier performance and ensure contract compliance
• Manage end-to-end procurement projects within approved budget and policy
• Identify and execute continuous improvement opportunities

Qualifications

• 5-7 years experience in marketing procurement or category management
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills
• Proven ability to manage complex sourcing projects end-to-end
• Knowledge of procurement frameworks, supplier management and governance
• Commercial acumen with understanding of marketing services and contracts
• Tertiary qualification in business, commerce, or a related field

Additional Information

At SEEK we offer:

• Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role.
• Paid and unpaid leave benefits including Personal Flexi Days and Volunteer Days, as well as the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• SEEK is committed to operating sustainably, certified carbon neutral for its business operations (through Climate Active), purchasing renewable energy for our office and working-from-home emissions and a target for net zero by 2030. 
• The opportunity to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per financial year
• SEEKer Support, a confidential service that offers employees up to six sessions with a mental health professional of your choice
• Tailored career development planning (including Education Assistance Program)
• Free income protection insurance

At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.

Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.

For this role, only those candidates with the eligible right to work will be considered.

SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.