**Job Description :** **Job Title : Procurement Specialist, Supply** **​** **About Us:** With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future. Join us to create a career worth celebrating. **About the Function:** Our Procurement team are innovators, always seeking new ways to help our business, people and much-loved brands thrive. We’re dedicated to maximising the £12 billion+ we spend every year, building brands of premium quality, while creating sustainable value and growth. Together, we’re shaping the services, partnerships and innovations that meet our future needs! Our procurement team delivers outstanding end-to-end value across our supply chain and offers innovative supplier solutions. Together, we’re driving our 'Society 2030: Spirit of Progress' plan across suppliers and agency partners to create a more sustainable world. Wherever you choose to carve your career, we’ll support and encourage you in our inclusive culture. **About the Role:** + Responsible for procurement of assigned items and executing buying strategies in accordance with agreed upon material buying plans at the optimum cost/quality relationship. Analyzes market and industry conditions and develops supply recommendations. Assists with contract negotiations for implementation. Owns supplier relationships at the purchase to pay level in driving all the day-to-day business (e.g. SAP management, Accounts Payable reconciliation, etc.). + Financial Responsibility- Supports the Procurement Category Manager for overall Procurement delivery and performance for the NA category. Liaises with Procurement Category Managers/Directors across the North America and Global business to deliver the NA AOP. + Complexity of Role- Requires knowledge and experience across the key Supply categories (e.g. Materials Planning, Conversion, Innovation, Finance, Packaging, etc.) that are necessary to build relationships, lead cohesive strategy execution, and drive cross-functional value. Builds knowledge of the organization, processes and customers. Interacts and optimally communicates with multiple functions. + Management Responsibility-Receives a moderate level of guidance and direction. Supports management with category spend, accurate standard setting, forecast and overall cost management of category. Responsible for the tracking and reporting of all value creation benefits including cost savings and cost avoidance. + Decision Making - Solves a range of straightforward problems; analyzes possible solutions using standard procedures and receives stakeholder alignment with decision making. **Role Responsibilities** **​:** + Supports setting strategic direction for a specific category area. + Supports the execution of regional category strategies; negotiations, etc. + Strong working relationship with conversion, planning, innovation & brand change, and suppliers. + Leads the execution of purchase orders, scheduling agreements, resolution of invoice issues, and data management of suppliers for a relevant category. + Experience in various functions of SAP (Scheduling Agreements, PO creation, vendor management) + Where appropriate, may lead supplier selection and sourcing for subset of a category or low spend category. **Qualifications and Experience:** + College degree or equivalent experience preferred. + One to three years experience in supply chain or procurement experience in a consumer products environment preferred.- + Experience in purchase to pay systems (SAP). + High level of experience using MS Office Programs- Demonstrated analytical and interpersonal skills. + Strong verbal and written communication skills- Strong negotiation skills- Demonstrated ability to analyze projects/processes, development and implement recommendations, and make sound decisions in support of business needs. + Solid communication skills. **Flexible Working Statement:** Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one. **Diversity statement:** Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application. **Worker Type :** Regular **Primary Location:** Plainfield Tech Centre **Additional Locations :** **Job Posting Start Date :** 2025-01-29 **Salary Range:** **Minimum Salary:** $67725 **Maximum Salary:** $112875 **_At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards. US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others._** **_(Benefits/perks_** **_listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Diageo and the country where you work.) The salary range displayed is the salary range for the role’s primary location._** With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world. Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of. With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential. **DRINKiQ** What's your DRINKiQ? Take our quiz to understand how alcohol is made and explore the effects of drinking. 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