Global Category Manager Business Services

Want to join a fast-moving company, among hard-working and convivial teams and execute our global sourcing strategy for professional services ?

We are looking for a Global Category Manager Business Services ! You will be based at The Island, our office in central Paris. 

You will

• Enable Pernod Ricard to maximize the value across our Professional Services landscape and positively reduce our Global Structure Costs;
• Maximize value creation along 3 lenses: Buy Better (leverage Pernod Ricard’s scale & professional procurement practices) Spend Better (harmonize policies, processes and manage demand tightly), Track Better (spend performance, compliance, sustainability and diversity).
• Manage and Execute strategic sourcing initiatives for Business Services across all PR affiliates in line with the Business Services category sourcing strategy and roadmap;

Your key missions

• Execute the Global Pernod Ricard Sourcing Strategy(ies) for Business Services;
  • Deliver value creation along 3 sources of value (Buy Better, Spend Better and Track Better)
  • Embed the Group Sustainability agenda into the Business Services agenda;
  • Prioritize initiatives to maximize benefits & monitor category budget to drive structure costs reduction
  • Responsible for the negotiations with strategic suppliers and delivering cost-effectiveness of Business Services 

• Support key stakeholders in the implementation of transversal ways of working in affiliates and corporate functions;
• Execute the category strategy and embedding cost consciousness across the different functional areas with efficient category management and mature spend policies
• Responsible for supplier identification, development and management:
  • Understand supplier market dynamics/intelligence
  • Manage supplier selection processes, supplier base development, and new supplier identification
  • Strategic interface towards suppliers and build strong and strategic supplier relationships
  • Responsible for an aggregated spend of approximately €200m EUR

• Support the definition of Business Services functional targets and evaluate performance
• Execute the category strategies for different Business Services spend areas;
• Actively participate to the Pernod Ricard Procurement transformation (SmartSpend), and execute Business Services transformation workstreams
• Review playbook and facilitate orchestration of playbook alignment with business

If you recognize yourself in the description below, don’t wait to apply!

• You have indirect procurement professional experience (10+ years); 
• You are experienced in running complex RFPs across multi markets for Indirect Spend areas, for example: HR Services, Legal Services, Consultancy Services, Fleet, Relocation, Tax Advisory, Facilities, Real State, Employee Benefits, etc.
• You are experienced in building relationship with functional owners and embedding procurement process and performance metrics
• You are fluent in English

Technical Skills

• You have experience in building category strategy
• You have advanced negotiations skills, problem-solving and analytical skills 
• Superior communication skills
• You have proven experience and capabilities in digital & e-sourcing tools, advanced analytics

Location: Paris

Wait, there’s more…

We offer you an outstanding and collaborative workplace that embodies our sharing & conviviality culture, the possibility to work from home (2 days a week), a very complete mutual insurance, an attractive compensation including profit-sharing, the possibility to train daily, employee events…

Pernod Ricard values diversity and solidarity within its organization and in its relations with stakeholders. Our recruitment methods focus on skills, and we welcome all types of talents.

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