Global Procurement Senior Manager

PepsiCo; Cork; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo Global Solutions in Cork seeks a Global Procurement Senior Manager to lead the Beverage Flavours and Seasonings sourcing agenda. You will manage high-value supplier relationships, develop category strategies, and align with R&D and Supply Chain to drive innovation and cost efficiencies.

Reporting to the Procurement Director, Flavours & Seasonings, you’ll deliver budgeting, PPV, and risk management while mentoring others and leading cross-functional initiatives across PepsiCo entities

Qualifications

• Strong communication and stakeholder management across cultures.
• Ability to distill complex data into clear messages.
• Excellent project management with delivery focus.
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills.
• Experience in matrix organizations and cross-functional influence.
• Commercial acumen with big-picture view.
• Experience in procurement processes and sourcing tech.
• Bachelor's degree in numerical discipline.
• 10–15 years in large multinational environment (procurement/supply chain).
• Travel 10–15% globally.

Responsibilities

• Lead business agenda for high-value supplier accounts and business units.
• Deliver budgeting, PPV, productivity, cash flow, and risk management.
• Develop category strategies and drive implementation.
• Collaborate with R&D, Supply Chain to optimize sourcing and support innovation.
• Negotiate and manage purchases of ingredients, technologies, flavours.
• Analyze category spend including sourcing, supplier capability, economics, pricing.
• Ensure raw materials sourcing compliant; maintain vendor qualification program.
• Ensure compliance with policies and financial controls.
• Lead cross-vendor initiatives: productivity, localisation, BCP, energy, reviews.
• Lead projects and mentor others.
• Oversight/spend management for other Pepsi entities.

Skills

Communication skills

Data analysis

Project management

Numeracy

Stakeholder influence

Business acumen

Procurement process knowledge

Sourcing strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in numerical discipline

Master's degree in commercial or science area

Job description

Overview

Applications are invited for the position of a Global Procurement Senior Manager – a key senior member of the Beverage Flavours and Seasonings Procurement Team for PepsiCo Global Solutions (PGCS). The role reports into the Procurement Director, Flavours & Seasonings and will be based in Cork.

Applications are invited for the position of a Global Procurement Senior Manager – a key senior member of the Beverage Flavours and Seasonings Procurement Team for PepsiCo Global Solutions (PGCS). The role reports into the Procurement Director, Flavours & Seasonings and will be based in Cork.

Responsibilities

• Lead and own the business agenda including commercial and relationship management for assigned high value supplier(s) accounts and/or business units
• Delivering against PGCS business objectives e.g. budgeting and PPV, productivity and cashflow etc. as well as risk management and speed to market
• Develop category strategies for assigned vendors / categories, secure stakeholder signoff, and drive implementation of initiatives
• Work in close collaboration with partner functions (incl. R&D, Supply Chain etc) to develop and implement optimal sourcing strategies and support PepsiCo's innovation agenda
• Negotiate and manage the purchase of ingredients, technologies and flavours, ensuring competitive market prices
• Perform in depth analysis for category spend including understanding of supply sources, supplier capability, industry economics, designs and technology, pricing, and duty/freight barriers
• Ensure raw materials are sourced in compliance with sourcing standards. Collaborate with Supplier Quality Assurance & R&D to maintain a Vendor Qualification / Approval Program and determine improvement needs across the supply chain
• Maintain compliance with all policies and procedures, including financial control execution
• Lead cross-vendor / cross-team scope areas such as productivity, localisation, BCP, financial planning, energy, supplier annual reviews etc.
• Lead projects against your strategic deliverables and other functional priorities
• Lead / develop / mentor others
• Lead oversight / spend management activities for other PEP entities as applicable

Qualifications

The successful candidate will possess:

• Excellent communication skills with an ability to build relationships with a wide array of people of different cultural backgrounds, countries of origin, and organizational positions including the ability to manage and align stakeholders within a matrix organisation;
• Ability to distil complex data and/or concepts into succinct messages using appropriate tools to convey business needs, gain alignment and drive change
• Excellent project management skills with proven ability to execute and deliver on commitments;
• Proven ability for excellence in numeracy and strong analytical skills with a high attention to detail;
• Ability to work in matrix organization; handle competing priorities; influence others to meet new product schedule needs;
• Possess strong business/commercial acumen allied with the ability to see bigger picture
• Experience of developing and operating procurement processes, and leveraging procurement technologies to manage sourcing processes and events would be beneficial
• Hold a bachelors' degree in a numerical discipline e.g. business, accountancy, economics, engineering, scientific discipline
• +10-15 years' experience in a similar multinational working environment e.g. Procurement, Supply Chain, ideally including experience of the FMCG sector
• Masters in relevant commercial or science area would be beneficial
• Travel requirements: 10-15% of the time - global