Global Procurement Senior Manager

PepsiCo; Municipal District of Cobh; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

PepsiCo Inc. in Cork, Ireland invites applications for a Global Procurement Senior Manager. You will lead high-value supplier relationships, develop category strategies, and drive sourcing initiatives across the drinks, flavours and seasonings portfolio.

You will partner with R&D, Supply Chain and Finance to deliver budgeting, PPV, and cashflow targets while ensuring compliant procurement practices and supplier qualification. A senior, multinational FMCG background is preferred.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships across cultures and functions.
• Ability to distil complex data into succinct messages for alignment and change.
• Strong project management skills with proven ability to deliver.
• Excellent numeracy and analytical attention to detail.
• Experience working in a matrix organization with competing priorities.
• Business/commercial acumen with the ability to see the bigger picture.
• Experience developing and operating procurement processes and using procurement technologies.
• Hold a bachelor's degree in a numerical discipline (business/economics/engineering).
• 10-15 years' experience in a similar multinational environment (Procurement/Supply Chain) including FMCG.
• Travel requirements: 10-15% globally.

Responsabilités

• Lead business agenda including commercial and relationship management for high value supplier accounts.
• Deliver budgeting, PPV, productivity and cashflow objectives, plus risk management and speed to market.
• Develop category strategies and drive implementation of initiatives.
• Collaborate with R&D and Supply Chain to support sourcing and PepsiCo’s innovation agenda.
• Negotiate and manage purchases of ingredients, technologies and flavours at competitive prices.
• Analyze category spend including sourcing, supplier capability, pricing, and logistics.
• Ensure materials sourced in compliance with standards and qualifications.
• Maintain policies, controls, and vendor qualification programs.
• Lead cross-vendor scope areas such as productivity, localisation, and annual reviews.
• Lead projects aligned with strategic priorities and mentor others.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Data analysis

Project management

Numeracy

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Procurement processes

Procurement technologies

Travel availability

Formation

Bachelor's degree in numerical discipline

Master's degree beneficial

Description du poste

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.

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