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Merlin

Procurement Category Manager - Growth and Business Services

Salary:  £65,000 per annum
Location:  Greater London-London, SE1 9AX, UK
Location flexibility:  3 office days / week – HQ/Office-based roles. (On-site roles are fixed to a location.)
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Job Description

What you'll bring to the team

Procurement Category Manager - Growth and Business Services

Location: London/Hybrid

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £65,000

Help shape the future of fun at Merlin Entertainments by leading procurement across Marketing, Facilities, and Business Services. You'll develop smart category strategies that deliver commercial value, drive innovation, strengthen supplier partnerships and support our global business goals.

Working closely with teams across the business, you'll act as a trusted advisor, ensuring procurement plays a key role in delivering Merlin's transformation and growth ambitions.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and deliver global category strategies aligned to Merlin’s business objectives.
  • Build sourcing roadmaps that drive value, innovation and operational excellence.
  • Identify opportunities to optimise spend, improve services and consolidate suppliers.
  • Lead procurement transformation initiatives, embedding best-practice processes and governance.
  • Drive adoption of procurement tools, analytics and category management frameworks.
  • Lead complex sourcing projects, supplier negotiations and contract management activities.
  • Deliver measurable cost savings, commercial benefits and value creation across the category.
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  • Build strategic supplier partnerships that foster performance, innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Manage supplier risk and ensure compliance with governance, cybersecurity and data protection standards.
  • Act as a trusted commercial partner, working closely with stakeholders across Finance, Legal, Risk and Operations.
  • Qualifications & Experience

    • Specialised procurement experience in either Marketing, Facilities or Business (Corporate) Services categories within a complex global organization.
    • Strong experience developing and implementing category strategies from the ground up.
    • Demonstrated success delivering procurement transformation or maturity improvements.
    • Strong commercial negotiation and contract management skills.
    • Experience managing strategic supplier relationships with global technology vendors.
    • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills at all levels within a large complex organisation.

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Studying towards or holds MCIPS, CIPS or equivalent procurement qualification.

    Benefits

    • ‘Enjoy the Ride’ Merlin Annual Passes - 6 in total per year, 1 for you, plus 5 to gift to loved ones!
    • Merlin Magic Pass - 20 free tickets for you, your family and friends to enjoy all our Merlin Attractions across the world rising to 40 after a year’s service
    • 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
    • Company bonus
    • Private pension scheme
    • 40% discount online off LEGO
    • 25% discount in our on-site retail shops and restaurants
    • Ongoing training and development opportunities
    • Plus, many more…

    If you have any questions or if you require any assistance, because of a disability or medical condition, please contact us by email at Recruitment@Merlinentertainments.biz and one of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.

    Pay Range

    Competitive

    Working at Merlin

    3 office days / week – HQ/Office-based roles. (On-site roles are fixed to a location.)

    A little flex time – varies by role

    Company employees:

    22,000

    Gender diversity (m:f):

    52:48

    Hiring in countries

    Australia

    Belgium

    Denmark

    Germany

    Hong Kong

    Italy

    Netherlands

    Singapore

    United Kingdom

    United States

    Office Locations

    Company benefits

    Annual bonus
    Buy or sell annual leave
    Charity donation scheme
    Cycle to work scheme
    Employee assistance programme
    Employee discounts – Up to 40% LEGO Discount
    Enhanced pension match/contribution
    Eye Care Support
    Family health insurance
    Health insurance
    Theme park discounts – free tickets to our attractions globally
    Lunch and learns
    In house training
    Further education support
    Open to part time work for some roles
    Open to part-time employees
    Mental health first aiders
    Mentoring
    Learning platform
    Collaboration spaces
    Modern office
    Private booths
    Employee recognition scheme
    Volunteer days
    On-site shower
    Fully stocked snack cupboard