Marketing Sr. Buyer

Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas.

Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 25 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 26 countries, and employs approximately 4,700 people.

Shares of the parent company Davide Campari - Milano N.V. are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001. Campari Group is today the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.

Company: Campari Mexico

Job Location:Mexico City 

Reports to: Latam Regional Category Manager, Marketing

Organizational Layer (global, regional or local): Regional

General Description of the Role

• Develop and implement multy country category sourcing strategy for indirect materials focused on Marketing & CCM (including, but not limited to Media, Events & Activations, POSM, Creative Agencies, Adverting Production, Digital Influencers, Public Relations, etc.
• Lead negotiation and contracting.
• Develop Category Strategies and implement SRM program with tier 1 vendors.
• Manage Stakeholders Relationship for the referred categories and countries.
• Collaborate in global initiatives as well as manage relationship with global teams.

Mission/Objectives

In line with the procurement mission, the objective of this role is to ensure productivity, availability and operational excellence for the referred Marketing & CCM Categories for Campari Mexico and other Campari entities across Latin America through the design and the implementation of the most appropriate sourcing solutions and vendor performance animation, constantly investigating opportunities to improve our cost-base in a sustainable way.

Key Responsibilities and Activities

• Lead RFI, RFP, RFQ (request for information, proposal and quotation) processes.
• Utilize strategic sourcing methodology for major initiatives.
• Utilize methodologies such as cost break down, cost modelling and should cost, and analize TCO.
• Negotiation, Contracting, and Contract Implementation.
• Support Category Manager on the Categories Strategies creation and implementation.
• Lead Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) for assigned categories.
• Engagement with Global Category Management team on the categories strategy creation and execution.
• Ensure compliance with the standards or requirements established in Procurement Policy

Key Relationships

Internal: Marketing, CCM, Sales and Finance teams, Regional & Global Procurement peers and leaders.

External: Suppliers and Industry entities.

Experience Required

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in indirect procurement, with a strong focus on Marketing & CCM.

Education / Professional Qualifications

• Business, Marketing and Hospitality related.

Skills

Functional

• Exeptional communication skills, verbal and written and presentation.
• Demostrate a solid track record in Stakeholder Infuencing Management, strong interpersonal skills.
• Strategic and clear thinking.
• Ability to collaborate with others in multinational matrix environment.
• Ability to work independently and be highly organized.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Data driven and results oriented.

Technical                                                                            

• Knowledge on building sourcing strategies and category strategies.
• Experience of leading negotations and contracting with suppliers.
• Capability to handle multiple categories in different countries.
• Capabilities to create and present power point slides to local and global teams.
• Experience in Marketing environment.

Others

• Spanish and English Mandatory.
• Advance Excel and Power Point.
• COUPA, SAP and Power BI knowledge.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

At Campari Group we believe in building more value together, thus we see diversity in all forms as a source of enrichment. Our employment policies and practices ensure that we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment without regard to any individual’s race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or characteristics or expression, political affiliation or activity, age, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Campari Group believes that fair compensation and equal opportunities are crucial for employees’ well-being, empowerment, and engagement.  Our efforts to ensure fair pay have earned us the Fair Pay Certification by Fair Pay Workplace, an independent organization dedicated to dismantling pay disparities based on gender, race and their intersection.

Note to applicants:

Your application will be assessed based on your abilities, expertise, general knowledge and experience, not because of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information you may possess. You must not disclose to Campari Group any such information. In the event that you are asked a question that cannot be answered without disclosure of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information (including from a current or prior employer or their vendors or customers), you must decline to answer the question.

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