Indirect Procurement Senior Manager - UKI

Your Manager: Indirect Procurement Director UK & Ireland
Team: Indirect Procurement - UKI (UK & IRELAND)
Location: Chiswick, West London. We operate a hybrid working approach, which allows you to manage your time between home and office.

Be part of something big

Pernod Ricard is the world's leading premium wines and spirits business employing over 19,000 employees globally. We own 16 of the world’s top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries.

Your new team
Our Indirect Procurement team is part of a global Procurement Function, strategically enabling Pernod Ricard to fulfil its ambitions. It supports Marketing, Commercial and Business Functions, procuring in services, product, partnerships/events, and media. In procuring the best goods and services, our team fuels growth, optimises cost, protects the business and drives sustainability, all to enhance business success.

About the role
We now have a key opportunity for an Indirect Procurement Senior Manager (Business Services) to join our UKI (UK & Ireland) Indirect Procurement team. This role will support Facilities Management; Professional services including Legal; Consulting; HR & Finance; T&E, Tech and Car Fleet, across the following Pernod Ricard business:
• Pernod Ricard UK ( London), markets, sells and distributes our products in the UK market
• Chivas Brothers (Scotland & London), the largest brand company in Pernod Ricard, responsible for the production and management of our award-winning Scotch whisky portfolio.
• Irish Distillers; (Dublin & Cork); makers of some of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys including Jameson.

Joining a newly formed UKI team of 8 colleagues, and reporting to the Indirect Procurement Director UK & Ireland (UKI), the purpose of this role is to execute the Global and Local Procurement strategies for the Business Services category.

Your unique contribution

Strategy
• Responsible for a total spend of ~€100m across UKI Business Services categories
• Be an active leader in the Procurement transformation programme: drive transformation workstreams and business alignment, lead implementation of best practices, Procurement tools and processes.
• Responsible for developing and implementing Procurement strategies to maximize value in Procurement Business Services.

Operational

• Lead Procurement operations for UKI Business Services and as part of the Proximity leadership team
• Ensure value maximization for Indirect Procurement along 3 lenses: Buy Better, Spend Better, Track Better.
• For localized spend categories: implement category sourcing strategies, lead commercial execution and monitor supplier long-term. Collaborate with local Business Services business teams to understand their indirect spending needs.

• Governance: ensure compliance with Procurement policies and procedures against legislation and mitigation of risks.

Performance & team management
• Set KPIs and targets to measure the indirect procurement contribution to PR performance
• Build a team of exceptionally skilled individuals starting with 2 direct reports fostering dynamic career trajectories and a culture of excellence.

Your blend of talent
• + 10 years experience in Business Services Procurement
• Category Management & knowledge
• Eco-system Stakeholder Management
• Contract Negotiation and Management

Our mix of benefits
• For your health, we offer private medical insurance, income protection and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
• Our lifestyle benefits include 28 days’ annual holiday, your employee pension, share incentive plan, season ticket loans, payroll giving and more!
• You can access lots of gifts & discounts, including an allowance each year to spend on our brands in our staff shop and employee discounts.

Conviviality: The Pernod Ricard Way
We have our own way of doing things. We call it conviviality! It’s our way of being, and something unique you feel and experience when working for Pernod Ricard. We’re committed to conviviality, and with this, you’ll be Proud to Belong to our Pernod Ricard family.

We are committed to diversity & inclusion
People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard. We promote diversity and inclusion throughout our business and supply chain.

Responsible Drinking
If you would like to discuss opportunities for flexible working or require accommodations or support to complete our application process, please let us know.

Job Posting End Date: 2025-04-15

Target Hire Date : 2025-07-01