Sr Supply Manager - POS & Merch

Requisition ID: 30030 

A Career in Beer:   

Our purpose at a Molson Coors Beverage Company is to unite people to celebrate all of life’s moments. We are the world’s family brewer, brewing and selling our beer for over 350 years around the world. 

 

We are Talent Brewers - we believe in our brands and our people, we believe that a truly inspiring and diverse place to work is a must.  We want you to join our team of passionate self-starters who believe the world is full of untapped opportunities. So if you get fired up about making a real difference as part of a winning team like we do then we want to hear from you.

 

The Headlines: 

In the role of Sr. Supply Manager – POS Merch working in Milwaukee, WI, you will be part of the Procurement team.  The Sr. Supply Manager will be responsible for key activites across several initiatives that require close collaboration with multiple cross-functional teams.  These responsibilities include, but are not liminted to, developing and executing category strategies, overseeing our POS consolidation warehouses in the US and Canada, sourcing for our Latin America stakeholders,  and managing the distributor repack program.  You will use category management principles including spend analysis, e-autions on large programs, 3 bid quoting process, contract management, cost negotiations and supplier management.

 

This position reports to the Category Manager – POS Merch.

 

The Responsibilities:

• Participate in regular business reviews with our warehouse and fulfillment providers
• Address any freight and/or logistics issues that arise and provide support or issue resolution as needed for projects/orders processed by our warehouse and fulfillment providers
• Explore other savings opportunities in the POS warehouse, fulfillment, freight category
• Develop and execute strategies for complex POS & Merch categories
• Identify, capture and appropriately calculate cost savings
• Responsible for assessing and managing category risks and opportunities
• Lead cost negotiations and support the successful sourcing of retail programming and merchandise to support Latin America stakeholders.
• Assist Latin America in obtaining commercial invoices and importing items into countries
• Lead the cross-collaboration between Material Planning and MCX for the distributor repack program ensuring clear communications of updated PINs, brand promotional periods and out of stock risks.
• Understand brand initiatives and communicate new items, artwork changes, and discontinued SKUs to MCX.
• Develop solutions for distributor repack requests on items not carried in the program
• Provide assistance as needed with Amazon and retail licensing

 

The Other Qualifications:

• 5 or more years of relevant experience. You are strong in category strategy, strategic sourcing, supplier management, spend analysis, and contract negotiation skills
• SAP experience and Industry certification (ISM, CIPS) are preferred.  Contract management, spend analysis, and e-sourcing tools experience
• Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent work experience (4+ years) in lieu of a degree

 

Work Perks that You Need to Know About:  

• As the world’s family brewer we have the scale to make big things happen and still get to know colleagues on a first name basis across the globe
• We play our part to make a difference – from charitable donations to hitting the streets together to build parks – giving back to the community is part of our culture and who we are
• Flexible work programs to ensure a work life balance is maintained
• You can become a Certified Beer Enthusiast through in-house training that includes everything from brewing techniques to beer tasting and food pairings  
• Access to cool brand clothing and swag, top events, beer allotment, an Employee Assistance Program and discount plans
• Participation in our Total Rewards program with a competitive base salary, incentive plans, parental leave, health, dental and other benefits

• Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences

 

At Molson Coors we seek diversity. Differing perspectives lead to challenging the expected, which keeps new ideas bubbling up. We’re an equal opportunity employer and invite applications from candidates from all backgrounds, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic. We take pride in celebrating our unique brew.

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