VIE - RTD Category Buyer - TORONTO at Pernod Ricard · Toronto

The Buyer is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing goods and services for the Ready-to-Drink. This role involves selecting & evaluating suppliers, Contributing and implementing programs to maximize value creation along multiple pillars including margin improvement, security of supply, and S&R,. The Buyer collaborates with internal departments to understand purchasing needs and ensures that procurement aligns with company goals and quality and sustainability standards.

Main activities and responsibilities:

• Execute Global RTD strategies, in collaboration with Global category team.
  • Support the delivery of pipeline of initiatives with margin improvement projects
  • Continous improvement : Seek and propose new  ideas of cost optimization
  • Support the growth trajectory of the Ready-to-Drink category

• Plays a key role, for RTD products, in supplier identification, development and relationship management
  • Understand category market dynamics and secures good supplier intelligence
  • Support to manage the supplier performance (based on price, quality, NPD supply chain)
  • Support the negotiation of contracts and terms with vendors and always seek the best value for the company and insure the risks are covered.
  • Negotiate the prices annually with the objective to improve RTD gross margin.
  • Be responsible of the price reconciliation and insure the agreed prices and terms are applied
  • For any cost increase : prepare a clear summary of the reasons, the alternative solutions for the cost change decision.
  • Is responsible for analyzing the supplier offers and producing clear and consistent synthesis for business allocation decision  
  • Support the local ops and marketing team : market intelligence (new suppliers exploration), innovation, to report / solve issues with suppliers

• Actively participates to the Pernod Ricard Procurement transformation
  • Lead development and implementation of best practice procurement tools and processes
  • Identify new opportunities to reach category objectives and anticipates risks which might hinder realization of agreed targets

• Collaboration
  • Support cross-functional teams, such as Sustainability, Operations & Legal in aligning procurement efforts with broader company objectives.
  • Assist in internal procurement communications and stakeholders engagement with our worldwide network.
  • Collaborate with other direct procurement categories,

Required experience and skills:

Professionnal/ Education

• Procurement professional with a successful 2-3 years track record in a procurement organization
• Experience from mature procurement organization in industrial companies at global level (i.e FMCG,  Automotive, electronic).
• Preferable experience in direct procurement, specifically contract manufacturing, aluminum cans and primary packaging
• Preferable : Master degree specialized in Engineering, Procurement or Finance

Technical

• Demonstrated attention to detail in all tasks and ability to ensure accuracy and quality in work.
• Highly organized
• Practical experience and capabilities in Excel
• Negotiator, developed problem-solving and analytical skills
• Very good knowledge of sourcing processes and methodologies
• Experience in contract negotiation
• Excellent communication skills: verbal and presenting.
• Fluent English. You will be speaking English most of your time. A high level is mandatory.

Leadership Capability

• Result driven mindset
• High energy and enthusiasm for new challenges
• Entrepreneurial: always seeking new ideas
• Very strong time and activity planning and management
• Ability to deliver objectives in a fast paced environment
• Confident and action orientated
• Is agile and can adapt to change at pace whilst remaining results driven

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Target Hire Date:

2026-06-01

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