Indirect Procurement Senior Manager - UKI

Your Manager: Indirect Procurement Director UK & Ireland
Team: Indirect Procurement UKI (UK & IRELAND)
Location: Chiswick West London. We operate a hybrid working approach which allows you to manage your time between home and office.

Be part of something big

Pernod Ricard is the worlds leading premium wines and spirits business employing over 19000 employees globally. We own 16 of the worlds top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries including: Absolut vodka Ballantines Chivas Regal Royal Salute and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies Jameson Irish whiskey Martell cognac Havana Club rum Beefeater Malfy and Monkey 47 gins Malibu liqueur Mumm and PerrierJout champagnes .

Your new team
Our Indirect Procurement team is part of a global Procurement Function strategically enabling Pernod Ricard to fulfil its ambitions. It supports Marketing Commercial and Business Functions procuring in services product partnerships/events and media. In procuring the best goods and services our team fuels growth optimises cost protects the business and drives sustainability all to enhance business success. Based across the UK and Ireland our agile collaborative team combine analytical expertise with strategic business insight to drive value and innovation.

About the role
We now have a key opportunity for an Indirect Procurement Senior Manager (Business Services) to join our UKI (UK & Ireland) Indirect Procurement team. This role will support Facilities Management; Professional services including Legal; Consulting; HR & Finance; T&E Tech and Car Fleet across the following Pernod Ricard business:
Pernod Ricard UK London) markets sells and distributes our products in the UK market
Chivas Brothers (Scotland & London) the largest brand company in Pernod Ricard responsible for the production and management of our awardwinning Scotch whisky portfolio. Headquartered in London in sustainable offices with conviviality at the core. We also have offices in Scotland and various distilleries and production sites across the UK from Plymouth to London to Speyside.

Irish Distillers; (Dublin & Cork); With offices production and distilleries from Dublin to Cork Irish Distillers are makers of some of the worlds most wellknown and successful Irish whiskeys including Jameson a top 10 global spirit brand and Redbreast the worlds most awarded pot still Irish whiskey.

Joining a newly formed UKI team of 8 colleagues and reporting to the Indirect Procurement Director UK & Ireland (UKI) the purpose of this role is to execute the Global and Local Procurement strategies for the Business Services category underpinned by a robust roadmap to deliver against business ambitions. The Indirect Procurement Senior Manager will act as the key interface between Business functions and Procurement teams.

Your unique contribution

Strategy
Responsible for a total spend of 100m across UKI Business Services categories
Be an active leader in the Procurement transformation programme : drive transformation workstreams and business alignment lead implementation of best practices Procurement tools and processes.
Responsible for developing and implementing Procurement strategies to maximize value in Procurement Business Services in line with the global Procurement strategies and UKI (UK and Ireland) local synergies and strategies
Translate diversity and the S&R Global commitments into Procurement category objectives and requirements

Operational

Lead Procurement operations for UKI Business Services and as part of the Proximity leadership team
Ensure value maximization for Indirect Procurement along 3 lenses: Buy Better (leverage Pernod Ricards scale & professionalize procurement practices) Spend Better (harmonize policies processes and manage demand tightly) Track Better (spend performance compliance sustainability and diversity)
For localized spend categories: implement category sourcing strategies across UK and Ireland lead commercial (negotiation contractual and legal terms regulatory compliance) and monitor supplier longterm. Collaborate local Business Services business teams to understand their indirect spending needs and align Procurement strategies accordingly.
For Global spend categories: support Global Procurement on the discovery market review process and the contract implementation
Governance: ensure compliance with Procurement policies and procedures against legislation and mitigation of risks

Performance & team management
Set KPIs and targets to measure the indirect procurement contribution to PR performance
Build a team of exceptionally skilled individuals starting with 2 direct reports (Senior Buyer in Ireland and a Senior Buyer in the UK) fostering dynamic career trajectories and a culture of excellence
Drive efficiency and effectiveness in Indirect Spend management to increase ROI and optimize the supplier roster
Provide Management with reports as requested including but not limited to summarising key activities and issues governance S&R savings and improvements achieved

Your blend of talent
10 years experience in Business Services Procurement
Category Management & knowledge
Ecosystem Stakeholder Management
Contract Negotiation and Management

Our mix of benefits
For your health we offer private medical insurance income protection and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
Our lifestyle benefits include 28 days annual holiday your employee pension share incentive plan season ticket loans payroll giving and more!
You can access lots of gifts & discounts including an allowance each year to spend on our brands in our staff shop and employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.
We have regular events in our very own office bar employeerun networks a culture of flexibility and trust and a variety of tools and resources to help you focus on your wellbeing and mental fitness.

Conviviality: The Pernod Ricard Way
We have our own way of doing things. We call it conviviality! Its our way of being and something unique you feel and experience when working for Pernod Ricard. Were committed to conviviality and with this youll be Proud to Belong to our Pernod Ricard family. Youll be Empowered to Perform supported to succeed and acknowledged for the value you bring.
We combine all this with our Commitment to Care: we are unlocking the magic of human connection to transform our industry and make a positive impact on the world though our strong focus on sustainability and responsibility.

We are committed to diversity & inclusion
People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as Crateurs de Convivialit. We promote diversity and inclusion throughout our business and supply chain. In our teams we proactively foster a diverse work force and an inclusive culture an environment where we can truly be ourselves. We will assess your application for this role based on your skills experiences and achievements not your gender age ethnic or educational background or any other such factors. Please feel free to leave these off your CV and application form if you so wish.

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Responsible Drinking
Similarly if you would like to discuss opportunities for flexible working or require accommodations or support to complete our application process please let us know. As Crateurs de convivialit we want to turn social interactions into genuine and friendly experiences of sharing and wellbeing. In our culture we want to create diverse teams in which our differences contribute to our success. Therefore all are welcome at Pernod Ricard regardless of your religious beliefs or personal choices on the consumption of alcohol. In our business we work together with industry members civil society governments local authorities and UN bodies to promote responsible drinking.

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