Campari Group is a major player in the global spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, spreading across Global, Regional and Local priorities. Global Priorities, the Group’s key focus, include Aperol, Appleton Estate, Campari, SKYY, Wild Turkey and Grand Marnier. The Group was founded in 1860 and today is the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry. It has a global distribution reach, trading in over 190 nations around the world with leading positions in Europe and the Americas. The Group’s growth strategy aims to combine organic growth through strong brand building and external growth via selective acquisitions of brands and businesses. Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 18 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 20 countries, and employs approximately 4,000 people.

General Description of the Role

Within the intention to strengthen our Non Product Related (NPR) capabilities within the Marketing and Commercial areas, both at Global and Regional/Local level we are now expanding our structure and looking for a talent who possess experience in Marketing & Commercial Categories within the FMCG industry.

Mission/Objectives

With a solid reporting line to the NPR Marketing and Commercial Manager Cluster North, the NPR Buyer will be responsible to support the definition and implementation of the Sourcing Strategies and Sourcing / Procurement activities for the Marketing and Commercial Categories for Campari’s Cluster North Region (CAN, US and JAM) .

Key Responsibilities and Activities

Strategy implementation

NPR Mktg & CCM Buyer plays an active role in implementing the Global/Regional Procurement strategies at local level for the relevant categories covered

• In collaboration with Global Category Director (GCD) and/or Global Category Buyer (GCB) and/or NPR Mktg and CCM Manager Cluster North, guarantees the execution of the strategic plans supporting, when needed, with the negotiations with suppliers
• Supports Global Category Director (GCD) and/or Global Category Buyer (GCB) and/or NPR Mktg and CCM Manager Cluster North with market analysis including SWOT, Porter and other models to assist in negotiation process and supplier development
• Support Global Category Director (GCD) and/or Global Category Buyer (GCB) and/or NPR Mktg and CCM Manager Cluster North in negotiating best total value including supplier selection, pricing model/formula, contract negotiation.
• Help ensuring the value delivery, leveraging scale, new supplier introduction, and sourcing strategies as a whole.
• Help in delivering productivity and keeping reporting up to date whilst helping in maintaining a cost-savings list for implementation
• During the contractual phase contribute and support GCD/GCB and/or NPR Mktg and CCM Manager Cluster North in the definition of the legal protection, SLA’s and operative clauses
• Help in coordinating the vendor qualification and vendor rating processes for the materials/services. In conjunction with the business stakeholders, carries out vendor audits, and supervises the supplier development process.

Budgeting

NPR Mktg & CCM Buyer contributes to the NPR budget preparation and supports GCD and GCB and/or NPR Mktg and CCM Manager Cluster North in various activities, such as:

• Provides input for macro-economic analysis and material cost hypothesis and analysis
• Contributes to price scenario set up and the estimate related to the materials/services under area of responsibility to be included in the budget for the assigned category/ies
• Supports NPR Mktg and CCM Manager Cluster North in budget preparation, highlighting business impacts, such as cost, productivity, etc.
• Supports NPR Mktg and CCM Manager Cluster North in preparing the needed documentation for the revised budget sessions.
• Provides value added ideas and projects to reduce cost and increase productivity

Innovation

NPR Marketing & CCM Buyer takes an active role in facilitating continuous improvements of the procurement functions contribution to the business, for example:

• Helps to look for solutions to fulfill marketing needs for the new product development and other innovation projects
• Proactively provides insights on new materials, organizes supplier presentations and ensures follow-up on the agreed Action plans.
• Support in the sustainability & D&I journey

Sourcing

NPR Buyer supports the appropriate sourcing and supervises the contract management at local level.

• Pre-aligning with the budget stakeholders, he/she prepares all the relevant documents for the tendering processes (e.g., RFI/RFQ/RFP, Supplier Code, NDA, Solvency check, Scorecards etc.)
• Inserts contracts on a shared repository and monitors the appropriate contract implementation ensuring the compliance with terms agreed. Under the guidance of GCD or GCB defines supplier hierarchy and carries out activities necessary for supplier and material coding.
• Responsible for implementing and executing process to ensure supplier compliance with contract language and agreed KPIs (including negotiation of repayment, refund, or incremental supply in case of non-compliance).
• Support value beyond savings approach

Functional leadership

• Contributes to the continuous development and improvement of procurement processes, procedures and tools

Referenced subjects for KPI setting:

• Full coverage of the category spends as defined/agreed in the Sourcing Strategies
• Cost Efficiencies/Savings Value Creation Results achieved
• Project Execution
• Assigned categories strategy definition and/or implementation
• Complete use and application of the Campari processes and tools for supplier relationship management (Meetings, Reporting, Score Cards, Vendor Evaluation, etc.)
• Contribute to Campari Innovation activities (Supplier Trade Forums, Marketing Innovation shows, Projects involvement, etc.)

Experience Required

• A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience - in purchasing for Non Product Related (NPR) materials/services at a multinational level
  • Procurement experience in indirect materials mainly in Marketing and Trade area negotiations
  • Knowledge in negotiation with BTL/ATL agency focusing on POS, Experiential, Creative, Digital & influencers
• Consumer products experience required with beverage industry experience as a plus
• Preference in A&P Category
• Spanish and or Italian fluency as a plus
• Proficient in utilizing Enterprise-class systems such as SAP, Coupa
• Additional functional experience in other Product Supply Chain areas preferred

Education / Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with a post-graduate degree preferred

Skills

Functional

• Demonstrated cross functional leadership and success in influencing/integrating into teams to drive value creation, and innovation
• Strong data analysis and communication capabilities / ability to influence internally and externally
• Strong procurement kills and experience, including procurement policies, strategy development contract negotiation, market and commodity knowledge, negotiation and analytical skills, supplier and market analysis, supplier screening and selection.
• Strong MS Office skills, especially Excel, and familiarity with SAP.
• Self-driven, team player, accountable and capable of excelling in an ambiguous environment.
• Multitasking ability with prioritization capabilities despite conflicting priorities, high capacity.

At Campari Group we believe in building more value together, thus we see diversity in all forms as a source of enrichment. We do not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex or sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

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