Lucozade Ribena Suntory: Procurement Marketing Buyer in Uxbridge UK

Overview & Job purpose

The role of a Marketing Procurement Buyer is to source marketing services for Suntory across Europe managing timing, quality, and costs in line with functional, business, regional & Suntory objectives.

The successful candidate will

• Monitor & optimise procurement strategy for the Marketing subcategories with support from the Category Manager.
• Build and manage preferred suppliers.
• Develop market knowledge and expertise to drive best in class procurement operations
• Demonstrate agility and reactivity to meet Business needs, according to deadlines
• Ensure alignment & good relationships with operational Business stakeholders
• Optimize quality, cost and service performance of the suppliers
• Remove silos between Business Units and find synergies across Business Units

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Key Responsabilities, scope for decision

• Value ImprovementConstruct & coordinate multiple tendersPlan and execute negotiations on all commercial terms with suppliers Deliver savings and value improvements for the portfolio, propose strong recommendation using data & insights
• Strategy DevelopmentKeep up to date with market changes relevant to the categoryIdentify new risks & opportunitiesContribute to the development and implementation of the marketing procurement strategy taking in to account the master procurement & business strategy
• Supplier Management Ensure compliance with procurement processPrepare and contribute to regular review / SRM meetings with most critical suppliers.

Monitor SLA & KPI’sImplement action plans with strategic partners, and monitor progress against theseComplete Risk Assessment for the category & suppliers, develop BCP’s with critical suppliers, including looking for alternative sourcing options when relevantPut in place regional legal framework agreements for selected strategic suppliers & register them in the system

• Act as facilitator between suppliers and other internal functionsContinuous ImprovementIdentify and propose a pipeline of Cost Out Value In ideas Support innovation & sustainability initiatives