Position Title:  Lead Procurement Account

Be a part of a revolutionary change

At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future.

With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions. Bring us your curiosity and a desire to challenge the everyday and we’ll give you lots of responsibility. You’ll help us improve, inject innovation and create new ways of working. You’ll be solving supply chain problems that span the whole world: a smoke-free world.

Your ‘day to day’

• Lead Procurement Account (Administrative services, HR benefits, Commercial & Marketing Focus) is a key role within our procurement department, responsible for developing and implementing procurement strategies for specific categories of goods and services with a strong emphasis on commercial and marketing aspects. This role will act as a bridge between procurement and commercial/marketing teams, ensuring alignment in purchasing decisions that maximize profitability and align with overall business objectives

• Manage internal & external stakeholders to identify key business priorities, translate the business ambition into procurement strategies and actions, define category execution plans and take accountability on execution

• Develop and deploy long-range strategies and plans for category’s optimization (e.g., supply base extension / consolidation, make or buy, portfolio optimization, etc.) to ensure optimal conditions for the company in terms of supply security, quality and cost

• Identify, assess, negotiate with and recommend vendors based on a thorough analysis of current and projected needs as well as component market trends. Investigate all possible sourcing options, short list the best scenarios and secure sustainable value for the company

• Manage negotiation of contracts working with the respective business owners, legal and finance team and suppliers to mitigate risk and secure best in class commercial agreement

•  Manage and optimize spend with external suppliers, generating impact on Cost, Cash, Agility & Resilience and Sustainability. Establish price forecasts for OB and RF budget cycles in assigned categories to support affiliate and finance to perform Standard Variable Costs calculations.

• Develop and manage supplier relations by evaluating performance, mitigating risk, creating productivity plans and tapping into external innovation. Deploy relevant risk management, sustainability and innovation related strategic programs.

Who we’re looking for

• University degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Trade or equivalent.

• Previous experience in a Procurement role within category management ideally with a focus on Administrative services, HR benefits, commercial and marketing categories, business partnering / key account management, strategic sourcing, governance and planning, with exposure to a multinational environment, preferably within an FMCG company

• Fluent spoken and written English.
• Intermediate Spanish (desirable
• Excel and PowerPoint – Advanced.

•  Strong communication and presentation skills, effective delegation and leading cross-functional teams

• Strong analytics, data driven decision making, leading change and negotiation skills.

• Previous experience working with SAP and COUPA (desirable)

What we offer

Our success depends on our talented employees who come to work here every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress. Join PMI and you too can:

• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore.
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: to deliver a smoke-free future.

To join our growing team…