Marketing Procurement Manager

Job Description

Position Summary

The Corporate Indirect Procurement Manager, Marketing, will be responsible for building category media and martech strategies and managing sourcing activity in support of Constellation Brands’ objectives and growth strategies.  In this role, you will report to the Senior Procurement Manager, and will manage the procurement activities around media, martech, and other marketing-related categories. This position works closely with all business units and cross-functional teams to achieve strategic sourcing objectives and stakeholder business objectives for the assigned spend areas. You will work within an open ecosystem of internal and external partners, promoting rapid, iterative innovation across the organization.

The ideal candidate has a passion for marketing procurement and experience leading category strategy development and execution, has experience in media and marketing technology, and is a strategic thinker, change agent, and relationship builder. This role will have exposure across the organization including to senior levels, so executive presence and strong communication and presentation skills are also critically important.

Responsibilities

• Developing a strategic plan to maximize value for the assigned marketing categories based on an understanding of business needs, the supply market, benchmarking, price availability, etc.
• Partnering with key internal brand and media stakeholders to nurture and develop relationships with Constellation Brands’ supply partners and optimize supply partner performance
• Leading the design and implementation of media & martech sourcing plans and strategies and identifying and developing a comprehensive sourcing strategy process
• Leading the agency benchmarking and bidding process; negotiating pricing/terms and conditions, and final contract award and implementation; and proactively managing vendor contract life cycle to prepare the organization for contract renegotiations or renewals
• Maintaining adequate sources of supply/service to ensure that the requirements of the category are met with the optimum quality, service, and cost-to-use
• Driving the tactical execution of the day-to-day plan to deliver consistent and sustainable savings
• Providing innovative sourcing solutions to the media team by bringing continuous improvement and market-driven innovation and offering credible alternatives where applicable
• Monitoring the competitive landscape to keep abreast of emerging trends, supply/demand, and industry changes and their overall impact to current and anticipated future media spend
• Maintaining in-depth knowledge of, and tracking market factors affecting the media industry
• Ensuring compliance with all internal guidelines and external regulations and requirements relating to responsible categories – e.g., finance and procurement policies, code of conduct, etc.
• Ensuring projects meet time and budget constraints, deliver business value, and produce high-quality results
• Possessing the ability to develop, implement, and manage agile processes to improve program effectiveness
• Demonstrating success managing complex cross-discipline projects, including identifying the skills and resources needed to deliver project executions and coordinate the timely delivery of work across teams

Reporting

• This role will report to the Senior Marketing Procurement Manager

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of strategic indirect procurement/sourcing experience, supply base management, contract negotiation, category management, business analysis, and procurement consulting
• 2+ years marketing procurement experience establishing media agency category strategies Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Business (or other related degree programs).
• Strong knowledge of category management, strategic sourcing, and supplier relationship management processes
• Proven track record in delivery of complex, cross-functional procurement initiatives on-time and on-budget
• Ability 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 complex agreements
• Strong leadership presence and negotiation/contract management experience
• Knowledge and experience with best practice processes, tools, and procurement/spend systems data and analysis
• Strong financial and analytical skills with a high degree of business acumen
• Highly self-motivated with a strong internal drive for results
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to multi-task
• In-depth knowledge and experience of strategic sourcing processes, organization, technology is required, and a nationally recognized professional certification is a plus (Certified Purchasing Manager or Certified Professional Contract Manager)
• Leadership; team building; negotiations; sourcing strategy formulation and implementation; process development / reengineering; contract / agreement writing, supplier/contract management; and ability to represent inter-departmental and corporate issues across internal and external boundaries
• Proficiency in Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and in source-to-pay tools
• 2+ years of MarTech or AdTech experience
• 2+ years of media agency experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Beverage alcohol or consumer packaged goods (CPG) experience
• MBA or equivalent

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time and work on a computer for extended periods - lifting may be required; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions

Location

• Chicago (2 days / week in office)

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The salary range for this role is:

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  Our compensation is based on cost of labor. For remote locations or positions open to multiple locations, the pay range may reflect several US geographic markets, including the lowest geographic market minimum to the highest geographic market maximum. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, the prevailing minimum wage for the location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.  At Constellation Brands, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate. We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Equal Opportunity

Constellation Brands is committed to a continuing program of equal employment opportunity. All persons have equal employment opportunities with Constellation Brands, regardless of their sex, race, color, age, religion, creed, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), marital status, gender (including gender identity or gender expression), familial status, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions (or any other group or category within the framework of the applicable discrimination laws and regulations).