Procurement Category Manager

Purpose of the position

Develop and execute the global procurement strategy for the Creative Content & Production spend category underpinned by a robust roadmap to deliver against business ambitions.

Ensure that procurement effort has the right prioritization to meet the business need on Content for key identified BCs & MEs

Act as the key contact for identified business functions and procurement teams on Creative Content Category

Your key missions:
Strategy
- Develop and implement procurement strategies to maximize value in Procurement Content & Production Category in line with the global procurement strategies and plans
- Responsible for the strategic direction and management of Content procurement activities incorporating the overall sourcing process and sustainable procurement of associated services
- Work with the procurement community to align indirect procurement strategies with overall company goals and initiatives
- Animate ecosystem stakeholders and impulse supplier relationships management
- Translate diversity and the S&R Global commitments into procurement category objectives and requirements
- Be an active leader in the procurement transformation program: drive transformation workstream and business alignment, lead implementation of best practices, procurement tools and process.

Operational
- Lead Content procurement operations for Global Procurement with focus BC as well as MEs
- Responsible of a budget for Creative Content & Production (Creative, Social, Production incl. TheMix In-house Studio)
- Ensure value maximization for Content procurement along 3 lenses: Buy Better (leverage Pernod Ricard's scale & professionalize procurement practices), Spend Better (harmonize policies, processes and manage demand tightly), Track Better (spend performance, compliance, sustainability and diversity)
- Collaborate with Global and affiliate Marketing business teams to understand spending needs related to Creative Content and Production and align procurement strategies accordingly : prioritize initiatives to maximize benefits & monitor category budgets to drive cost optimization.
- Governance: ensure compliance with procurement policies and procedures against legislation and mitigation of risks
- Manage and optimize the procurement process for Creative Content and Production categories
- For Co-ordinated spend categories with affiliates: co-develop category strategies in close link with Head of Procurement at affiliate
- For Global spend categories: Lead discovery, market review process and the contract implementation
- Own and manage Preferred Partners on PPL (Preferred Partner List) from a commercial point of view including Agency reviews, Tracking of KPI and compliance to agreed Deliverable based/Should cost remuneration model.

Performance
- Set KPIs and targets to measure the Content procurement contribution to PR performance ( indicators of success)
- Drive efficiency and effectiveness in Content spending management to increase ROI and optimize supplier base (Marketing suppliers)
- Take part of stakeholder's main governance meetings (1/Q) to anticipate needs and share supplier trends
- Provide Management with reports as requested including but not limited to summarising key activities and issues, governance, S&R savings, and improvements achieved

If you recognize yourself in the description below, don’t wait to apply
- You have +10 year experience in Marketing Procurement
- You have category management and marketing knowledge
- You have experience managing several stakeholders
- You have contract negotiation skills
- You have strong leadership and collaboration skills
- You have experience driving Change
- You are fluent in English and French

Location: Paris

Wait, there’s more

We offer you an outstanding and collaborative workplace that embodies our sharing & conviviality culture, the possibility to work from home (2 days a week), a very complete mutual insurance, an attractive compensation including profit-sharing, the possibility to train daily, employee events
- Pernod Ricard values diversity and solidarity within its organization and in its relations with stakeholders. Our recruitment methods focus on skills, and we welcome all types of talents._

Job Posting End Date:
Target Hire Date:
2025-03-01

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