Procurement Vice President – Direct Materials

Procurement Vice President – Direct Materials

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Business (or other related degree programs).
• 15+ years sourcing and procurement management and 10+ years of people management experience.
• Proven track record in delivery of complex, cross-functional procurement initiatives on time and on budget on a global footprint.
• Ability lead and motivate a multi-national remote team to deliver with excellence
• Seasoned procurement professional, knowledgeable in procurement best practices
• Experience in MRP and Procurement systems SAP, Ariba, Graphite, O9, Power BI at a minimum
• Strong organizational skills, focused on details, and multi-task oriented
• Strong people management, development, and coaching experience
• Champions best practice processes, tools, and commitment to provide quality procurement products / customer service
• Excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate change management with colleagues and key contacts throughout Constellation
• Expertise in providing high levels of service within a complex customer-service oriented organization
• Excellent verbal and written communication and negotiating skills, is perceptive and adaptable
• Must be able to interface at all levels of the organization and with suppliers to solve problems when facing evolving demands
• Demonstrated success in leveraging company-wide spend by ensuring the implementation of large/complex agreements
• In-depth knowledge and experience of procurement processes (category management, strategic sourcing, contract management, supplier relationship management, and spend analysis), organization, technology required
• Ability to represent inter-departmental and corporate issues across internal and external boundaries
• Proficiency in Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), familiarity with Source-to-pay tools
• Expertise with Packaging, Ingredient and Commodity sourcing strategy development, including in-depth knowledge of supplier management best practices, category terminology and contract negotiation
• Strong financial and analytical skills with a high degree of business acumen
• Highly self-motivated with a strong internal drive for results
• A high degree of problem-solving capability and the ability to drive change with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• A good understanding of project management methodologies and e-procurement processes and tools
• In-depth knowledge and experience of strategic sourcing processes, organization, technology

Responsibilities

• Lead and assess category dynamics and set multi-year category strategy and priorities
• Directly and indirectly lead a team of approximately 15 leaders, category managers, buyers and analysts with overall accountability for the success of the Direct Materials Categories inclusive of Packaging, Raw Materials, Commodites (excluding Grapes)
• Interface with Procurement, Operations, Planning and Finance Peers to identify category opportunities and develop strategies that maximize value for the businesses
• Lead key negotiations of contractual agreements to ensure that they meet CBI’s business needs, adhere to corporate standards and financially deliver against our value commitments
• Serve as a highly influential leader & change agent to the broad stakeholder community as it relates to the sourcing and contract execution process
• Accountable for the Enterprise-wide Procurement sourcing strategy and commercial management of suppliers across the Operational Indirects Category
• In alignment with the Head of Beer Procurement and Wine & Spirits Procurement, set goals and objectives for the category procurement teams
• Review business cases for contracts to ensure alignment to strategy
• Develop sourcing approach (RFP, targeted, strategic) and value levers
• Ensure alignment of business unit category objectives and TBA category KPI’s inclusive of NPD’s, Cost Savings and Supplier Relationship Management
• Work in conjunction with the Procurement COE to ensure consistent reporting and KPI’s are in place to enable the success of the Operational Indirect Procurement teams
• Builds overall supplier management plan and go to market strategy
• Oversee the overall Category Spend of approx. $3.0B annually

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or equivalent preferred
• Beverage alcohol experience preferred