Regional Head of Co-Manufacturing

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 22 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 22 countries, and employs approximately 4,000 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.

Position Context and Mission

In the last years Campari Group business has delivered steady growth, thanks to a strategy based on 50% organic growth and 50% on external growth, with over 30 acquisitions in the last 25 years, two of which were in 2022 and the largest, Courvoisier, in early 2024.

Our Global Supply Chain is supporting growth through investments in capacity increase and ensuring the smoothest integration of newly acquired companies’ operations into our Supply Chain organization.

The recent challenges in the global spirit markets have increased the focus on cash and productivity and therefore contract manufacturing is required, to ensure the best overall network: utilizing make and buy, granting a higher level of flexibility and facilitating Campari owned plants to operate more efficiently.

Within this context, the Regional Head of Contract Manufacturing has a three-fold mission:

• Ensure that the scouting, contracting, onboarding, operating and exiting of contract manufacturers in their region is efficient and timely to facilitate the pace of growth required by the business.
• Develop a network of strategic relationships to deliver the contract manufacturing needs of now and the future.
• Drive performance and continuous improvement of the contract manufacturers in their region to ensure a balanced scorecard performance at parity to Campari owned sites.

A strong interaction with all SC functions (R&D, Quality, Procurement, Planning, Manufacturing, Logistics, HSE) is fundamental to make the areas under their responsibility work to the optimum performance.

Key Responsibilities and Activities

• Work with the global head of contract manufacturing to develop and implement the overall Global contract manufacturing strategy.
• Work with the regional supply chain lead to deliver the growth, innovation, cash and productivity needs of the region.
• Monitor a set of globally defined supply chain KPIs for the regional contract manufacturing, defining targets, identifying gaps and implementing improvement actions.

Key Relationships

Internal: all SC Lead Team Members, Supply Chain FP&A, HR, GSM, GCC, BU MDs, Country MDs

External: Senior Leadership of Contract Manufacturers

Skills and Experience Required

• Degree in scientific area (e.g., Engineering, economics, business administration) 
• Leadership experience in a Supply Chain area with a broad SC background
• Strong knowledge and experience of manufacturing and/or procurement
• Strong financial acumen
• Proven capability to work across diverse cultures and languages
• Natural ability to build trust-based collaborative relationships and ‘play’ in multiple cross functional teams
• Highly accountable and fast paced
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

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.

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