Sr. Marketing Procurement Manager

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Marketing Procurement will be responsible for building marketing category strategies and managing sourcing activity in support of Constellation Brands’ business objectives and growth strategies. In this role, you will report to the Senior Director, Marketing Procurement, and will lead a team managing the procurement activities around assigned Marketing categories, including trade marketing, experiential, consumer insights, e‑commerce, sponsor ships, and innovation.

This position works closely with the marketing functions and cross‑functional teams across the organization to maximize the return on the company’s significant investment in marketing.

• Develop a strategic plan to drive incremental value and extended ROI for the assigned categories based on understanding of business and stakeholder needs and priorities, supply market, benchmarking, price availability, etc.
• Work collaboratively with key internal stakeholders to nurture and develop relationships with Constellation Brands’ external agencies and supply partners and optimize partner performance.
• Lead the design and implementation of comprehensive sourcing plans and strategies to ensure marketing investment is as efficient and effective as possible.
• Develop and improve existing internal and external processes to simplify, standardize, and scale ways of working and best practices, including tracking and communicating efficiencies across spend activities.
• Lead benchmarking, RFP/RFI, and bidding processes, negotiate pricing/terms and conditions, and deliver final contract award and implementation. Proactively manage vendor contract life cycle to prepare the organization for contract renegotiations or renewals.
• Maintain adequate sources of supply to meet category requirements with optimal quality, service, and total cost‑to‑use.
• Drive tactical execution of day‑to‑day plans to deliver consistent and sustainable savings.
• Ensure compliance with all internal guidelines and external regulations relating to responsible categories, e.g., finance policy, procurement policy, legal policy, code of conduct.
• Provide innovative sourcing solutions by bringing continuous improvement and market‑driven innovation and offering credible alternatives where applicable.
• Maintain a motivated, high‑performing Marketing Procurement team. Responsible for mentoring, training, development, periodic and annual reviews.

• 5‑10 years of experience with a proven record of increasing responsibility in Procurement Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement Consulting, or Marketing/Agency disciplines.
• Expertise with sourcing strategy development in marketing or relevant indirect spend categories, including in‑depth knowledge of supplier relationship management best practices, category terminology, and contract negotiation.
• Strong financial and analytical skills with high business acumen.
• Highly self‑motivated, flexible, and able to work with ambiguity in a fast‑paced environment.
• Demonstrated success in developing and leading high‑performing teams (Category Managers, Category Analysts, Sourcing Specialists).
• Ability to influence collaboratively and bring out the best in partners.
• High level of problem‑solving capability and ability to drive change.
• Excellent relationship building, interpersonal, and communication skills, and comfort working with senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated negotiation skills with strong negotiation management experience. Good understanding of project management methodologies and e‑procurement processes and tools.
• Proven track record of delivering complex, cross‑functional procurement initiatives on time and on budget.
• Ability to interface at all levels of the internal organization and with suppliers to solve problems for evolving demands.
• Demonstrated success in leveraging company‑wide spend by ensuring implementation of complex agreements.
• In‑depth knowledge and experience of strategic sourcing processes, organization, and technology.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, follow‑through, personal accountability, and ability to multi‑task.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite…