Global Category Senior Manager – Media and Insights

The Global Category Senior Manager for Media and Insights is a critical role in the indirect procurement organization and is involved in a number of core activities from setting the overall category strategy and developing strategic plans to partnering with the business and ensuring stakeholder and agency engagement. The role impacts multi-million dollars of spend and delivers critical services to the business. In this role, you drive the development of best practices for spend categories Media and Insights to leverage global scale, maximize total cost of ownership savings, and enable procurement value contribution. A deep understanding of business needs, market insights, risks, and opportunities are necessary to help deliver business goals.

About You

You have procurement experience in media and/or media procurement (8+ years). Knowledge of other marketing categories is a plus. Knowing your way around SAP and SRM is going to be of real value, and your execution of procurement strategies whilst navigating internal and external partners is something you excel at!

Responsibilities

• Develop and continually review robust, forward-looking global category strategies based on business needs across Media and Insights.
• Lead and manage relationships with global insights, media agencies, and media owners by monitoring performance, SLAs, and continuous improvement activities where required.
• Negotiate and lead the commercial elements of global category contracts.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders to understand and define business requirements.
• Consult regional marketing and procurement teams for local and regional insights when co-developing global strategies.
• Partner with other Global Category/Regional Leads for synergies, alignment, and maximizing value, ensuring the best service overall to operations.
• Support central initiatives and lead transformational programs to deliver excellence in connections planning.
• Create a positive work environment that breeds enthusiasm and encourages teamwork, and act within our Culture of Family, Founders, and Fearless.

Skills

• Experience in media planning and buying and/or media procurement of 8+ years, preferably in a multinational environment in a complex matrix structure.
• Familiar with Strategic Procurement processes and skills.
• Able to manage in a matrix environment and effectively engage with critical stakeholders in media, marketing, and other functions.
• The ability to flawlessly execute in an environment with high volume and high complexity.
• Influencing skills / Directing Others.
• Expertise in media planning and buying.

Personal Qualities

• Ability to initiate and foster open dialogue across the organization.
• Self-starter, able to manage multiple projects and succeed in a dynamic environment with minimal direction.
• Proven track record of building working relationships with business stakeholders and external partners.
• Strong negotiation skills and understanding of contract requirements and supplier performance management.
• Builds strong relationships, internal and external, that ensures we do 'the right thing'.
• Creative and innovative – around challenges and opportunities.

Leadership Agility

At Bacardi, we care deeply about finding brilliant talent who can bring the following personal attributes to help elevate our 3Fs: Fearless, Family, Founder culture to the next level:

• Belonging: You have a strong capacity to create a culture of ‘Belonging’, where people feel appreciated for who they are, what they do, and who they can become.
• Self-Awareness: You have high levels of self-awareness, are reflective and know yourself well, understanding both your own strengths and weaknesses and your impact on others.
• People Agility: You bring a deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations to harness and multiply collective performance.
• Results Agility: You demonstrate consistent delivery of results in first-time situations by inspiring teams, exhibiting a presence that builds confidence in yourself and others.
• Mental Agility: You can think critically to penetrate complex problems and expand the possibilities by making fresh connections. You think strategically whilst being execution-focused and bring creativity to the challenges you’re presented with.
• Change Agility: You have a deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment, and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change. You have a growth and learning mindset: ready to test, stumble, learn and apply from experience.

Disclaimer: Bacardi seeks talent from all backgrounds to bring diversity of thought, agility, and capability to our organization across the globe. We promote a working environment where all employees are treated and rewarded fairly. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination that adversely affects individuals or groups on the basis of national origin, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, and any other legally protected aspect of a person’s identity.

Perks of Working for Us

At Bacardi, we are committed to providing our Primos (employees) with a comprehensive Total Rewards package of compensation, benefits, incentives, allowances, well-being, and much more to meet the needs of themselves and their families. It goes beyond just Cash! The total rewards program is based on pay for performance, whereby the incentive programs are linked to company and individual performance.

• Compensation, Paid Time Off & Retirement: Competitive Pay Package. Competitive Holiday/Paid Time Off, plus additional days offered (i.e., volunteer day, allowing you to give back to the community). Retirement/Pension Plan.
• Health & Wellbeing: Medical, Critical Illness, and Life Insurance. Calm Meditation App subscription (free). Employee Assistance Programs. Best-in-class, family-friendly, and inclusive leave policies.
• Additional Benefits: The benefits/perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Bacardi, your work location, and are subject to change. Some benefits may be subject to an employee contribution. Some benefits may be fully or partially subsidized. Incentive plans are linked to the nature of your employment and can vary based on region, market, function, or brand.