Senior Manager- Procurement Manager (Media & Agencies)

The role you will be taking on involves managing Media and Agencies procurement for Diageo India, overseeing a compressible cost base exceeding INR 300 cr. Your responsibilities will include handling the agency ecosystem, such as creative production, and overseeing TV, Digital, and other Media buys. In addition to delivering productivity and cost mitigation, you will collaborate with the Marketing team to ensure the achievement of target campaign metrics. Extensive interaction with Diageo global and other market procurement teams is necessary to align India's strategy and implementation with global best practices and strategies. Your key task will be developing and maintaining category and sourcing strategies to meet the aforementioned objectives in light of market dynamics. It is essential to cultivate a robust and compliant supplier base, regularly monitor their performance, and strive to enhance it in accordance with the Diageo Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) framework. To qualify for this role, you should hold a Graduate degree along with an MBA or possess equivalent work experience. You are expected to have 5-7 years of experience in Media or Marketing Procurement within a consumer-facing industry. Specific skills required for this position include: - Understanding of the Media industry and the typical operating model of the category. Basic knowledge of the Marketing Agency landscape and operational methods. - Procurement skills encompassing category management, supplier management, sourcing, and negotiations. - Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities. - Capability to establish positive relationships with stakeholders and suppliers while challenging inefficient practices and driving process improvements. - Structured thinking and a strong commercial orientation. - Demonstrating an external focus by staying informed about developments and innovations in the external environment. - Process-oriented and capable of ensuring process compliance. Striving to enhance and simplify processes to support business requirements while meeting control standards. - Constantly aiming to enhance and set new standards in the workplace. At Diageo, we value diversity as a crucial factor in our success and our ability to achieve our ambitions. We believe that having diverse talent with various backgrounds, skills, and capabilities in the countries where we operate is essential to reflect our wide consumer base. Diversity is a key enabler that fosters our business growth, and our values, purpose, and standards create an environment where each individual's unique contribution is respected. This is a regular worker position based in Bangalore HO, with the job posting start date on 2024-08-21.,