The Buyer is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing goods and services for the Ready-to-Drink. This role involves selecting and evaluating suppliers, contributing and implementing programs to maximize value creation along multiple pillars including margin improvement, security of supply, and S&R. The Buyer collaborates with internal departments to understand purchasing needs and ensures that procurement aligns with company goals and quality and sustainability standards. Main Activities And Responsibilities Execute Global RTD strategies, in collaboration with Global category team. Support the delivery of pipeline of initiatives with margin improvement projects Continous improvement: Seek and propose new ideas of cost optimization Support the growth trajectory of the Ready-to-Drink category Plays a key role, for RTD products, in supplier identification, development and relationship management Understand category market dynamics and secures good supplier intelligence Support to manage the supplier performance (based on price, quality, NPD supply chain) Support the negotiation of contracts and terms with vendors and always seek the best value for the company and insure the risks are covered. Negotiate the prices annually with the objective to improve RTD gross margin. Be responsible of the price reconciliation and insure the agreed prices and terms are applied For any cost increase: prepare a clear summary of the reasons, the alternative solutions for the cost change decision. Is responsible for analyzing the supplier offers and producing clear and consistent synthesis for business allocation decision Support the local ops and marketing team: market intelligence (new suppliers exploration), innovation, to report / solve issues with suppliers Actively participates to the Pernod Ricard Procurement transformation Lead development and implementation of best practice procurement tools and processes Identify new opportunities to reach category objectives and anticipates risks which might hinder realization of agreed targets Collaboration Support cross-functional teams, such as Sustainability, Operations & Legal in aligning procurement efforts with broader company objectives. Assist in internal procurement communications and stakeholders engagement with our worldwide network. Collaborate with other direct procurement categories. Required Experience And Skills Professional / Education Procurement professional with a successful 2-3 years track record in a procurement organization Experience from mature procurement organization in industrial companies at global level (i.e FMCG, Automotive, electronic). Preferable experience in direct procurement, specifically contract manufacturing, aluminum cans and primary packaging Preferable: Master degree specialized in Engineering, Procurement or Finance Technical Demonstrated attention to detail in all tasks and ability to ensure accuracy and quality in work. Highly organized Practical experience and capabilities in Excel Negotiator, developed problem-solving and analytical skills Very good knowledge of sourcing processes and methodologies Experience in contract negotiation Excellent communication skills: verbal and presenting. Fluent English. You will be speaking English most of your time. A high level is mandatory. Leadership Capability Result driven mindset High energy and enthusiasm for new challenges Entrepreneurial: always seeking new ideas Very strong time and activity planning and management Ability to deliver objectives in a fast paced environment Confident and action orientated Is agile and can adapt to change at pace whilst remaining results driven #J-18808-Ljbffr