Senior Manager Procurement North America : Content and Partnerships

Company: Bacardi-Martini
Location: Miami
Posted on: March 25, 2025

Job Description:

The Senior Manager Procurement North America; Content and Partnerships is a critical role in the indirect procurement organization and is involved in a number of activities from contributing to the overall Content category strategy in areas such as digital, social, creator, influencer to developing strategic plans for partnership with the marketing. Ensures stakeholder and agency engagement. The role impacts millions of dollars of spend and delivers critical services that support brand and performance marketing delivery.In this role you will drive the development of best practices for the Content category leveraging our global scale, maximizing total cost of ownership savings and enabling procurement value contribution.A deep understanding of business needs in NAM, supply market insights, risks and opportunities, are necessary to help deliver business goals.ABOUT YOUYou have marketing and/or marketing services procurement experience of 8+ years. Knowledge of other marketing categories is a plus. Knowing your way around SAP, SRM is going to be of real value and your execution of procurement strategies whilst navigating internal and external partners is something you excel at!RESPONSIBILITIES - WITH OUR CONSUMER AT THE HEART YOUR KEY FOCUS WILL BE:

• Develop, implement and continuously review robust, future forward procurement category strategies based on business needs across Content.
• Leading and managing relationship with global and NAM agencies by selecting, monitoring performance, SLA's and continuous improvement activities where required.
• Negotiate and lead the commercial elements of NAM contracts.
• Establish and maintain strong relationship with senior stakeholders in NAM to understand & define business requirements.
• Consult global procurement teams to provide local and regional insights when co-developing global strategies. Provide best practice toolkits and processes in the area of sponsorship and partnership management for selecting and working with agencies in this area.
• Partner with other marketing Global Category / Regional Leads for synergies, alignment and maximizing value and ensure best service overall to marketing and marketing operations. A particular focus would be bringing Content and Media together.
• Support NAM initiatives and lead transformational programs to support the delivery of excellence in brand and communications planning and delivery.
• At times, there will be more operational/tactical issues to solve. Approval of purchase orders above a certain threshold is a key example.
• Create a positive work environment that breeds enthusiasm and encourages teamwork, and act within our Culture of Family, Founders, and Fearless.SKILLS - THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO CREATE YOUR LEGACY:
  • Procurement Experience in marketing services procurement or marketing of 8+ years, preferably in a multinational environment and in complex matrix structures.
  • Familiar with Strategic Procurement processes and skills.
  • Able to manage in a matrix environment and to effectively engage with critical stakeholders of same and other functions.
  • The ability to flawlessly execute in an environment with high volume and high complexity.
  • Influencing skills / Directing Others.
  • Expertise in agency remuneration and performance management.PERSONAL QUALITIES - SHARE OUR FOUNDER'S PASSION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL FLAIR:
    • Ability to initiate and foster open dialogue across organization.
    • Self-starter, able to manage multiple projects and succeed in a dynamic environment with minimal direction.
    • Proven track record of building working relationships with business stakeholders and external partners.
    • Strong negotiation skills and understanding of contracts requirements and supplier performance management.
    • Builds strong relationships, internal and external, that ensures we do 'the right thing'.
    • Creative and innovative - around challenges and opportunities.
    • Not afraid to jump in and solve operational issues.LEADERSHIP AGILITYAt Bacardi we care deeply about finding brilliant talent who can bring the following personal attributes to help elevate our 3Fs: Fearless, Family, Founder culture to the next level.
      • Belonging: You have a strong capacity to create a culture of 'Belonging', where people feel appreciated for who they are, what they do, and who they can become.
      • Self-Awareness: You have high levels of self-awareness, are reflective and know yourself well, understanding both your own strengths and weaknesses and your impact on others.
      • People Agility: You bring a deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations to harness and multiply collective performance.
      • Results Agility: You demonstrate consistent delivery of results in first-time situations by inspiring teams, exhibiting a presence that builds confidence in yourself and others.
      • Mental Agility: You can think critically to penetrate complex problems and expand the possibilities by making fresh connections. You think strategically whilst being execution focused and bring creativity to the challenges you're presented with.
      • Change Agility: You have a deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change. You have a growth and learning mindset: ready to test, stumble, learn and apply from experience.Disclaimer: Bacardi seeks talent from all backgrounds to bring diversity of thought, agility and capability to our organization across the globe. We promote a working environment where all employees are treated and rewarded fairly. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination that adversely affects individuals or groups on the basis of national origin, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, and any other legally protected aspect of a person's identity.
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