Global Procurement Category Manager – Marketing, Travel & Fleet at Imperial Brands PLC
📍 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Richard is a Global Category Manager at Imperial Brands, a FTSE 100 FMCG company. He specializes in marketing procurement, leveraging his prior brand management experience from Superdry to lead global supplier strategies. An Advanced Practitioner with CIPS, he is a frequent speaker at industry conferences like ProcureCon Marketing.
Outside of his procurement role, Richard has shown a commitment to social causes. He was a signatory on an open letter from the advertising industry, standing in solidarity against online racism in football and calling for social media platforms to take stronger action against abuse.
He has led working groups at industry events on the challenge of enabling creative and content production at scale.
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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Global Procurement Category Manager – Marketing, Travel & Fleet
Job Level
Middle
Location
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview
How Richard shows up
Non-Confrontational
Consensus Focused
Optimistic
They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional. They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.
Priorities
Topics Richard cares about
Agency Model Innovation
Leads the strategy for reviewing and transforming creative agency and production models to drive business outcomes at Imperial Brands.
Marketing Procurement
As a frequent speaker at ProcureCon Marketing events, he is a recognized expert in procurement strategies for the marketing and consumer categories.
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Career
Work history
6-2025
Global Procurement Category Manager – Marketing, Travel & Fleet
Imperial Brands PLC
1-2023 - 6-2025
Global Procurement Category Manager - Marketing & Consumer
Imperial Brands PLC
5-2019 - 12-2022
Global Procurement Category Buyer - Digital, Advertising & Promotions
Imperial Brands PLC
10-2017 - 5-2019
UK & Europe Marketing Manager
Superdry
4-2015 - 10-2017
European Marketing Manager
Superdry
In the press
Media appearances
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Education
4-2022 - 9-2023
CIPS Corporate Award Advanced Practitioner (MCIPS)
CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
2020 - 3-2022
Diploma in Procurement and Supply
CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.
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