Category Manager vacatures in Schiphol

Category Manager Sponsorships (temp-to-perm)

For a leading multinational organization we are looking for a Category Manager Sponsorships. Do you have at least 5 years of experience in Sponsorships, Activation & Events and are you available at short notice? We would love to speak to you as soon as possible!

Note: This is a temp to perm role. You will start in our employment but will be employed by our client after an agreed upon period.

Responsibilities:

* Manage the Sponsorship & Activation Procurement category with a global spend of about €500m.
* Own and roll out of valuation tooling for Sponsorship & Events.
* Ensure OpCo alignment & strong business partnering on key Sponsorship & Activation projects that drive productivity.
* Support local Sponsorship portfolio optimization processes through embedding data based decision making.
* Strong community management, fostering Learn-Share-Reapply behaviour, and internal & external stakeholder management to enable further capability building, toolkit development, and deployment.

For this role, we're looking for someone with excellent negotiation skills and the ability to manage complex business problems. Part of this will include your ability to connect, influence, and manage relationships with multiple stakeholders at every level.

Qualifications:

• University degree in a business, financial, commercial, economical, or marketing discipline;
• 6-8 years' experience in a similar role (commercial procurement; ideally in Sponsorships & Events) in a complex international (FMCG) environment;
• Fluent in English;
• Functional Competencies;
• Strategic Sourcing;
• Stakeholder Management & Storytelling;
• Analytical & Strategic Insight Skills;
• Sales & Marketing Understanding;

For a leading multinational organization we are looking for a Category Manager Sponsorships. Do you have at least 5 years of experience in Sponsorships, Activation & Events and are you available at short notice? We would love to speak to you as soon as possible!

Note: This is a temp to perm role. You will start in our employment but will be employed by our client after an agreed upon period.

We can offer a gross monthly salary of 6.000-7.000 Euro

Note: This is a temp to perm role. You will start in our employment but will be employed by our client after an agreed upon period.

How we'll proceed. Within four working days we will let you know if you qualify for the position. We will schedule an introductory interview, either digitally or in-person. During this interview we will inform you as fully as possible about the vacancy, the company and the following steps in the procedure. After consulting with you, we will introduce you to our client and then continue to guide you through the application process. The Independent Recruiters Group has a large team of specialized recruiters. Each recruiter has a strong focus on their own area of expertise. This makes them the ideal sparring partner for both the candidate and the client.