Senior Executive - Logistics Procurement

Job Title-

Senior Executive - Logistics Procurement
About us-

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.

Join us to create a career worth celebrating

About the Function:                                       

Supply Chain & Manufacturing is where our brands are made, moved and delivered to the world. With over half of our people working across more than 100 sites, this is a complex, large-scale operation that brings together production, logistics, engineering and supplier partnerships. 

It’s fast-paced and hands-on, with teams working together to ensure quality, efficiency and sustainability at every stage. From sourcing ingredients to getting products into customers’ hands, you’ll play a role in delivering the brands people know and love. 

About the role:

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Engineering, Commerce, Business, Supply Chain, Operations or a related discipline.

• MBA/PGDM or a recognized certification in Supply Chain/Procurement is desirable.

Experience

• 3-6 years of relevant experience in logistics, transportation sourcing, logistics procurement or supply chain, with direct exposure to road freight operations/markets.

• Mandatory: hands-on knowledge of freight markets, lane-based rate discovery, LSP commercial evaluation/negotiation and identification of new LSPs.

• Hands-on, end-to-end experience in SAP and Ariba Auctions, including bidder onboarding, event configuration, mock/live auction management and result analysis.

• Working knowledge of SAP, including extraction/validation of procurement or logistics data and exposure to vendor, contract/rate or master-data processes.

• Exposure to TMS implementation/support, data migration, UAT or system transition is preferred.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel and strong PowerPoint capability; exposure to Power BI or other analytics tools is desirable.

• Experience in FMCG, manufacturing or another large, distributed logistics network is preferred.

• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, written/verbal communication, stakeholder coordination and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Knowledge & Skills

Logistics and freight procurement; transport market intelligence; lane and rate benchmarking; supplier discovery and evaluation; SAP Ariba sourcing/Reverse Auctions; SAP and TMS working knowledge; data validation and governance; advanced Excel; management presentations; commercial analysis; structured problem solving; stakeholder management; process documentation; and high standards of confidentiality and integrity.

Key Accountabilities

• Consolidate and analyse logistics spend, lane, rate, volume/trips, vehicle type, LSP share, service and savings data from SAP, TMS, SAP Ariba and Excel.

• Build and maintain dashboards/MIS; identify cost drivers, outliers, concentration risks, data gaps and sourcing opportunities.

• Prepare clear, decision-ready PowerPoint presentations, executive summaries and review packs for procurement and logistics leadership.

• Maintain a single source of truth with defined logic, version control and documented validation with units and Finance.

• Conduct end-to-end sourcing events and Reverse Auctions on SAP Ariba: scope/lane finalization, bid template preparation, bidder onboarding, event configuration, mock auction, live execution, monitoring, clarifications and closure.

• Normalize and analyse bids; prepare L1, savings, scenario and allocation views; support negotiations and award recommendations.

• Ensure adherence to sourcing policy, approvals, bidder communications, confidentiality and a complete audit trail.

• Conduct market surveys and lane-level freight benchmarking by geography, distance, truck type, seasonality, toll/fuel impact and demand-supply conditions.

• Identify new LSPs and assess network, fleet/capacity, lane coverage, service capability, financial/compliance readiness and reference performance.

• Maintain market-rate and LSP databases; support RFIs/RFQs, supplier qualification, negotiations and onboarding.

• Support transition to a new TMS and other procurement/logistics technologies through requirement capture, data mapping and cleansing, UAT, cutover, training, issue tracking and hypercare.

• Validate rates, lanes, LSPs, route/distance, charge and other relevant masters; reconcile system output with SAP and legacy data.

• Document SOPs and controls, support user adoption and identify opportunities for automation, dashboards and improved data visibility.

• Use SAP to extract and validate spend/transaction data and support vendor, contract/rate and master-data related procurement activities.

• Coordinate timely and accurate updation of approved tariffs/rates, lanes, LOIs, fuel indexation, spot rates and associated records, wherever applicable.

• Maintain sourcing calendars, approvals, event files and commercial documentation; track and resolve data or freight-rate mismatches with relevant stakeholders.

Financial Accountability
(Budget/Revenue)

The role has no direct budget ownership but materially influences logistics spend through freight analytics, rate benchmarking, competitive sourcing and commercial validation. It is responsible for accurate savings and cost-avoidance calculations, post-event comparisons, and timely identification of rate mismatches or leakage.

All analyses and recommendations must be supported by validated volumes/trips, lanes, truck types, LSPs, distance and fuel assumptions, approved rate records and audit-ready documentation. The role will work with Logistics Operations, Finance and units to reconcile commercial impacts before reporting.

Success Criteria

• Accurate, timely and consistently validated logistics procurement data, dashboards and management reporting.

• Sourcing and Reverse Auction events completed to plan with adequate competition, clear governance and transparent post-event analysis.

• Measurable savings/cost avoidance and actionable market benchmarks supported by robust assumptions and documentation.

• A stronger pipeline of qualified LSPs and improved competitive coverage across priority markets and lanes.

• Successful support to TMS/technology rollout, including clean migrated data, timely issue closure and user adoption.

• Audit-ready sourcing records, strong stakeholder service and no material control or confidentiality breaches.

Diversity statement:

Our purpose is Crafting iconic drinks chosen for life’s moments. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We accept diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, approaches, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

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