Procurement Category Manager - POS & Glassware

You will lead procurement activity for Chivas Brothers Point of Sale materials and own the Global Bespoke Glassware category. Operating across an international network of stakeholders, markets and suppliers, you will translate business needs into commercially strong, sustainable and deliverable solutions. You will lead sourcing, negotiation, contracting and supplier performance while supporting global brand initiatives and new product development, including strategically important programmes with Brand partners.

• Execute relevant global and Chivas Brothers sourcing strategies for Point of Sale (POS) and Global Bespoke Glassware.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to shape requirements, challenge demand and identify opportunities for value, specification optimisation, sustainability and commercial efficiency.
• Use spend, supplier and market insight to inform decisions, anticipate risks and support Pernod Ricard affiliates and market procurement teams.

• Lead sourcing from market assessment and tendering through negotiation, recommendation, contracting and implementation.
• Deliver savings, cost avoidance, procurement spend coverage and supplier portfolio optimisation.
• Make timely, evidence-based recommendations on sourcing routes, supplier selection and business allocation.

• Manage supplier relationships, contracts and performance, with clear expectations for service, quality, responsibility and continuous improvement.
• Lead structured supplier reviews and drive agreed performance and improvement actions.
• Monitor supplier capacity, operational risk, quality and delivery, escalating issues early and driving practical recovery plans.

• Lead procurement for Chivas Brothers POS materials, from early brief and product development through sourcing, production, delivery and performance review.
• Work with brand and project teams on global POS and new product development, ensuring designs are commercially viable, compliant, fit for purpose and ready for market.
• Coordinate with Quality, Supply Chain, logistics partners and suppliers to protect quality, manage stock and obsolescence risk, and support on-time delivery and speed to market.
• Provide clear visibility of project progress, decisions, risks, issues and opportunities to stakeholders and markets.

• Own and deliver the sourcing roadmap for Global Bespoke Glassware, aligned with the wider Point of Sale category strategy.
• Lead supplier selection, negotiation, contracting and performance management, covering technical, quality, innovation and supply-risk requirements.
• Partner with brands, Quality, Supply Chain and markets to optimise specifications, manufacturability, sustainability, total cost and category resilience while protecting brand intent.

• Track and communicate delivery against savings, cost avoidance, spend coverage, supplier optimisation, sustainability, service, quality, delivery and risk objectives.
• Maintain clear governance and reporting, highlighting progress, decisions, risks, issues and opportunities.
• Implement procurement policies, tools and processes, and contribute actively to the transformation of POS procurement through better data, governance and ways of working.
• Share good practice across the procurement community and drive continuous improvement with business and supplier partners.

You will report to the Global Category Manager for POS & VAPS, and work closely with:

• Chivas Brothers Marketing, Trade Marketing, Business Development, brand and project teams.
• Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal and Compliance.
• Other Proximity Category team members across Brand Units
• Global and proximity procurement teams.
• Pernod Ricard affiliates (Trade Marketing and Procurement).
• Point of Sale, glassware, product-development and logistics suppliers.

This role has no direct reports.

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