Regional Indirect Procurement Strategist

PERNOD RICARD SOUTH AFRICA PTY LTD; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Pernod Ricard España SA is seeking a Procurement specialist to assist with third-party procurement across Africa Middle East, supporting Category Leads and Procurement Director. The role focuses on analytics, supplier relationship management, and execution of sourcing strategies to maximize value and align with business objectives.

The candidate should have a 3-year B Degree and at least 2 years’ procurement experience, preferably in FMCG.

Qualifications

• Category strategy interpretation and implementation (2), data analysis (3), Risk Management (2), Procurement (3), Physical Asset Management (1).
• Material and Services Knowledge (2), Financial Acumen(2), Report Writing (2).

Responsibilities

• Collate all necessary category analytics.
• Analyze spend and user specific requirements within the work being executed.
• Support and execute procurement strategies developed by Category Leads.
• Escalate where necessary supplier performance issues.
• Support collaborative optimization activities where applicable.
• Handle second level escalations with suppliers/internal stakeholders to resolve performance issues.
• Collaborate with supplier and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation of Category Leads sourcing outputs/agreements.
• Ensure suppliers are correctly enabled through ERP (databases).
• Negotiate and operationalize contractual terms; identify and track benefits.

Skills

Category strategy interpretation

Data analysis

Risk Management

Procurement

Physical Asset Management

Material and Services Knowledge

Financial Acumen

Report Writing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Pernod Ricard España SA is seeking a Procurement specialist to assist with third-party procurement across Africa Middle East, supporting Category Leads and Procurement Director. The role focuses on analytics, supplier relationship management, and execution of sourcing strategies to maximize value and align with business objectives.

The candidate should have a 3-year B Degree and at least 2 years’ procurement experience, preferably in FMCG.