Procurement Category Manager – POS & Glassware

Overview

In this role, you will lead global POS materials and Global Bespoke Glassware procurement for Chivas Brothers, aligning sourcing with brand and product development. You’ll collaborate across markets to translate needs into sustainable, commercially strong solutions, managing supplier performance and risk. Your work supports Pernod Ricard’s premium whisky brands and brand partners, driving value, quality and timely delivery. This is a cross-functional, impact-focused position at scale within an iconic spirits group.

Pay / Benefits

• private medical insurance
• pension plan
• discretionary share incentive plan
• holiday entitlement (28 days)
• employee discounts & staff shop
• flexible working culture and wellbeing tools

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global POS and Global Bespoke Glassware sourcing strategies.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing, tendering, negotiation, contracting and implementation.
• Manage supplier relationships, contracts and performance with continuous improvement.
• Oversee POS materials development from brief to market, ensuring viability and compliance.
• Own the sourcing roadmap for Global Bespoke Glassware, balancing quality, cost and sustainability.
• Monitor delivery against savings, spend coverage, risk, and supplier optimisation; report progress and risks.

Key requirements

• Significant procurement or category-management experience in POS, promotional materials, packaging, glassware or related FMCG category.
• Proven sourcing, tendering, negotiation and contract management experience.
• Experience managing complex sourcing and product-development projects.
• Ability to analyse spend, demand, supplier performance and market dynamics; translate insights into actions.
• Experience across multiple functions, markets or affiliates.
• Strong written and spoken English; analytical, presentation and stakeholder-management skills.

• ownership and accountability
• stakeholder management
• collaboration across global, regional and local teams
• sourcing and supplier management
• tendering and contract negotiation
• project management for product development

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