Assistant Category Manager - Packaging

Requisition ID: 28290 

 

Why You Should Join Us

 

For over two centuries, Molson Coors has been bringing people together over a cold beer, but today, our modern portfolio of award-winning brands extends beyond beer to meet the evolving tastes and preferences of our consumers.

 

With a presence in over 100 countries and a team of 16,000 talented employees globally, we take pride in our traditions, brands and the role we play in uniting people to celebrate all life’s moments.

 

As one of the world’s leading beverage companies, we are passionate about promoting responsible drinking and creating a sustainable future.

 

In addition to popular favourites like Coors, Carling and Doom Bar, our beverage portfolio includes Aspall, Staropramen, Madrí Excepcional, Blue Moon, Pravha, Cobra and Cobra Zero, Rekorderlig, Doom Bar 0.0% to name but a few.

 

As a People First organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working options

 

Your Purpose

 

We’re now looking to recruit an Assistant Category Manager  - Packaging,  to join our brilliant Procurement Team.

 

The Assistant Category Manager for Packaging (Western Europe) will be responsible for specified packaging strategies for small to medium categories and will support the Senior Category Manager for packaging on strategic projects when required.

 

For specified projects they will lead or support sourcing, supplier relationships and negotiations.

 

They will contribute to the AOP and LRP ambitions together with driving relationships that support top line growth for our business teams and maintain service quality where for assigned project or spend areas

 

Key Responsibilities

 

• Execute strategies for specified categories or projects to deliver LRP ambitions against specified packaging procurement projects or strategies.
• Drive AOP cost savings and improved working capital terms for specified projects. Align savings to the relevant financial plan. Lead or support negotiations with suppliers to achieve targets.
• Build category strategies for assigned areas of spend or plans for projects which supports the LRP and packaging procurement targets.
• Manage key internal and external relationships as assigned. Will partner with cross business functions day to day on key projects.
• Negotiates and ensures contracts are in place for all key suppliers in assigned categories

 

About You

 

You may not meet all the criteria for the role, but don't let that stop you from applying. We all need to learn and develop and here at Molson Coors we can help you do this.

 

• Procurement experience.
• Experience of negotiating, contracting, and managing suppliers.
• Experience in strategic sourcing, supplier management and contract negotiations skills.
• Will have experience or can quickly learn to utilize key procurement IT tools and models.
• Project management and interpersonal skills.
• Will have some experience in managing cross functional relationships and stakeholders

 

About Us

 

• We’re one of the UK’s Most Attractive Employers winning the Top Employer award for the last 10 years
• Flexible work programmes to ensure a work life balance is maintained such as our market leading Moments That Matter for significant moments in your life.
• Commitment to the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people. We are proud to have been awarded Gold in Mind’s Workplace Wellbeing Awards.
• We’re committed to raising industry standards and leaving a positive imprint on our employees, consumers, communities and the environment which is reflected in Our Beer Print and our 2025 sustainability targets.
   

Molson Coors Beverage Company: Building Careers

 

Molson Coors Beverage Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we seek diversity. We want to continue to create an environment where our people are truly able to be themselves at work, regardless of their gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religion. We want people to be able to bring their own creativity and style to work, so that we get diversity in our thinking across our organisation, as we believe that we are a better business for it.

 

This makes our talent strategy simple – we want the best talent in all our roles, regardless of their background. We take pride in celebrating our unique brew and our people are our greatest asset.