Global Category Manager Business Services

Want to join a fast-moving company, among hard-working and convivial teams and execute our global sourcing strategy for professional services ?

We are looking for a Global Category Manager Business Services You will be based at The Island, our office in central Paris.

You will
- Enable Pernod Ricard to maximize the value across our Professional Services landscape and positively reduce our Global Structure Costs;
- Maximize value creation along 3 lenses: Buy Better (leverage Pernod Ricard’s scale & professional procurement practices) Spend Better (harmonize policies, processes and manage demand tightly), Track Better (spend performance, compliance, sustainability and diversity).
- Manage and Execute strategic sourcing initiatives for Business Services across all PR affiliates in line with the Business Services category sourcing strategy and roadmap;

Your key missions
- Execute the Global Pernod Ricard Sourcing Strategy(ies) for Business Services;
- Deliver value creation along 3 sources of value (Buy Better, Spend Better and Track Better)
- Embed the Group Sustainability agenda into the Business Services agenda;
- Prioritize initiatives to maximize benefits & monitor category budget to drive structure costs reduction
- Responsible for the negotiations with strategic suppliers and delivering cost-effectiveness of Business Services
- Support key stakeholders in the implementation of transversal ways of working in affiliates and corporate functions;
- Execute the category strategy and embedding cost consciousness across the different functional areas with efficient category management and mature spend policies
- Responsible for supplier identification, development and management:

- Understand supplier market dynamics/intelligence
- Manage supplier selection processes, supplier base development, and new supplier identification
- Strategic interface towards suppliers and build strong and strategic supplier relationships
- Responsible for an aggregated spend of approximately €200m EUR
- Support the definition of Business Services functional targets and evaluate performance
- Execute the category strategies for different Business Services spend areas;
- Actively participate to the Pernod Ricard Procurement transformation (_SmartSpend_), and execute Business Services transformation workstreams
- Review playbook and facilitate orchestration of playbook alignment with business

If you recognize yourself in the description below, don’t wait to apply
- You have indirect procurement professional experience (10+ years);
- You are experienced in running complex RFPs across multi markets for Indirect Spend areas, for example: HR Services, Legal Services, Consultancy Services, Fleet, Relocation, Tax Advisory, Facilities, Real State, Employee Benefits, etc.
- You are experienced in building relationship with functional owners and embedding procurement process and performance metrics
- You are fluent in English

Technical Skills
- You have experience in building category strategy
- You have advanced negotiations skills, problem-solving and analytical skills
- Superior communication skills
- You have proven experience and capabilities in digital & e-sourcing tools, advanced analytics

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:
2025-02-01

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