Capital Procurement Senior Manager

Job Description

Reporting to the Sr. Director of Capital Procurement, the Capital Procurement Senior Manager is accountable for developing sourcing strategies aligned with cross-functional business partners and in line with the strategic priorities of the company.  This role is responsible for fostering best practices in the execution of procurement project plans, establishing agreements that are in the best interest of CBI and steering the P2P processes for CAPEX projects to ensure they are executed on time and complete.  CAPEX Strategic Initiatives comprise of projects to support the advancement of the company’s Strategic Growth Plan.  This includes leading the following categories, but is not limited to, Brewing, Winemaking, Process Technology, Automation and Digitalization.  

Through CBI’s ONEProcurement initiative, the Senior Manager Capital Procurement will assess the current capital commercialization strategy and identify solutions to optimize ways of working across the organization as it relates to capital purchases.    

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of Capital Procurement strategies for Strategic CAPEX initiatives.  

• Interface with Procurement and Engineering peers to identify category opportunities and develop strategies that maximize value for businesses.  

• Lead key negotiations of contractual agreements to ensure that they meet CBI’s business needs, adhere to corporate standards, and financially deliver against our value commitments.  

• Provide market insights to cross-functional Procurement, Engineering and Operational teams.

• Partner with Engineering & Operations to embed structure and discipline in the End-to-End CAPEX sourcing and redeployment process. 

• Serve as an influential change agent to the broad stakeholder community as it relates to the sourcing and contract execution process. 

• Accountable for delivering Procurement sourcing strategies and commercial management of suppliers across multiple Divisions  

• Proactively assess the current deployment of capital initiatives and optimize where possible 

• Review business cases for contracts to ensure alignment to strategy 

• Develop sourcing approach (RFP, targeted, strategic) and value levers  

• Ensure alignment of business unit category objectives and Capital category KPI’s inclusive of Cost Savings/Cost Avoidance and Supplier Relationship Management. 

• Work in conjunction with the Procurement COE to ensure consistent reporting and KPI’s are in place for accountable projects 

• Builds overall supplier management plan and go to market strategy for Strategic CAPEX Initiatives 

• This role manages 2-3 Direct Reports

• Spend ranging from $200M to $400M annually 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business (or other related degree programs).   

• 7+ years strategic sourcing and procurement management experience (Capital Experience Preferred)

• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

• Location USA: San Antonio, Texas (Preferred) Acceptable Alternates: Chicago, IL/Houston, TX

• Proven track record in delivery of complex, cross-functional procurement initiatives on time and on budget on a global footprint.   

• Ability to influence a multi-national cross-functional team to deliver with excellence 

• Seasoned procurement professional, knowledgeable in procurement best practices  

• Experience in MRP and Procurement systems SAP, Ariba and Tableau at a minimum 

• Strong organizational skills, focused on details, and multi-task oriented 

• Champions best practice processes, tools, and commitment to provide quality procurement products / customer service   

• Excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate change management with colleagues and key contacts throughout Constellation Brands 

• Expertise in providing high levels of service within a complex customer-service oriented organization 

• Excellent verbal and written communication and negotiating skills, is perceptive and adaptable  

• Must be able to interface at all levels of the organization and with suppliers to solve problems when facing evolving demands 

• Demonstrated success in leve