Total Marketing Support Limited
Category Coordinator
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12 months Fixed Term Contract
This role is offered on a hybrid basis, with your office location based in either Manchester or Budapest.
About the Role
TMS Global, part of DS Smith, is a global leader in sustainable packaging and retail solutions. Operating in 97 markets with more than 300 colleagues across APAC, LATAM, EMEA, and North America, we partner with leading global brands to deliver innovative print, packaging, and display solutions.
As a Category Coordinator, you will be at the heart of our global procurement function, helping to deliver sourcing strategies, supplier initiatives, and continuous improvement projects that drive value for both our business and customers. Working closely with the Global Sourcing Lead and stakeholders across the business, you will help drive procurement best practice, monitor supplier and procurement performance, and contribute to the successful delivery of strategic sourcing programs that create value and improve operational efficiency.
This is a varied and collaborative role that requires strong organizational and project management skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach. You will build relationships with internal teams, suppliers, and external partners, providing support across sourcing activities, supplier development, commercial projects, and governance initiatives. The role offers an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to strategic procurement activities while contributing to business growth and continuous improvement across the organization.
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- Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of procurement policies, processes, and best practices, ensuring consistent adoption across the business.
- Deliver performance reporting, stakeholder engagement, and analysis of procurement and supplier activities.
- Act as a key support to the Global Sourcing Lead on strategic commercial initiatives and group-wide procurement activities, ensuring projects are effectively coordinated, monitored, and delivered.
- Coordinate sourcing activities and supplier management initiatives, supporting procurement objectives and business requirements.
- Provide procurement and supplier support for new business opportunities, including supplier identification, commercial analysis, and capacity assessments.
- Contribute to supplier development programs, driving improvements in quality, service, sustainability, innovation, resilience, and cost performance.
- Coordinate procurement projects and initiatives, maintaining project plans, monitoring actions, risks, and opportunities, and ensuring deadlines are achieved.
- Identify opportunities to improve procurement effectiveness, reporting capability, supplier performance, and operational efficiency across the function.
About You
You'll be an organized and proactive professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced, international environment. With strong analytical skills and a keen eye for detail, you'll be confident building relationships across multiple functions, managing competing priorities, and communicating effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
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The ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas:
- Experience working within a procurement, sourcing, or supply chain environment.
- Strong analytical and reporting skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and translate findings into actionable insights.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to create reports, analyze data, and present insights effectively.
- Experience using ERP, procurement, or supplier management systems would be advantageous.
- Excellent organizational and project coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- A proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.
If you're looking for an opportunity to develop your procurement career within a global organization and contribute to strategic sourcing initiatives, we'd love to hear from you.
“To achieve our aim of being among the most successful, sustainable, and responsible companies in the world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas, and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.”
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