Category Manager - Logistics

C&C Group plc is a premium drinks company which owns, manufactures, markets and distributes a unique portfolio of beer and cider brands in its home markets and across the globe. You probably know us best from brands like Bulmers, Magners and Tennent’s.

About the Role

Within the Indirect Procurement team, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, driven and professional individual to fill the position of Category Manager looking after Logistics and Fleet for the group. This position offers the opportunity to develop and execute a strategic plan that maximises the deliverable savings from key business areas.

As Category Manager you will work closely with key business stakeholders to ensure you understand their business objectives and priorities, and include them in your overall plan. You’ll use your commercial savvy and market knowledge of the FMCG sector to deliver an efficient and effective sourcing approach, providing market insight and analysis, and running competitive and professional tender processes.

You’ll bring your negotiating skills to bear to ensure C&C Group and our subsidiaries get best value for their considerable spend and come up with creative solutions to deliver optimal solutions.

Key Accountabilities 

• Drive strategy development and implementation for key spend categories
• Initiate and execute procurement and strategic sourcing projects to drive value and deliver cost savings.
• Ongoing supplier development to maximize value post contract award.
• In depth analysis of the supply market, the identification and delivery of savings targets, the use of appropriate sourcing tools and processes, risk identification and mitigation strategies.
• Nurturing and developing the relationships of key stakeholders, as well as build/ establish strategic relationships with key suppliers.
• Leveraging group scalability and identifying synergies to be executed and sustained.
• Providing regular cost/market analysis
• Reporting and Budgeting.
• Align Ethical & Sustainable Procurement standards with our Group ESG strategy

About you 

Are you an experienced logistics procurement professional with a background in both national and international freight? We're looking for someone like you to join our team. While experience in the manufacturing/drinks industry would be advantageous, it's not essential. What matters most is your proven ability to manage categories strategically on a global scale.

We need someone who can lead negotiations across technical, commercial, and legal areas, ensuring contracts are robust and favourable for us. Your talent for driving strategic procurement initiatives, along with a track record of achieving cost savings, mitigating risks, consolidating suppliers, and cultivating strategic vendor relationships, is precisely what we're seeking.

You'll be a key business partner, driving change and embodying best practices in procurement. Your skill in navigating relationships with stakeholders at all levels, along with your ability to thrive under pressure and make decisive decisions, will make you a valuable addition to our team. If you're ready to take on this challenge, we want to hear from you.

About Us 

Operating through the Matthew Clark, Bibendum, Tennent’s and Bulmers Ireland brands, the Group has a market leading range, scale and reach including an intimate understanding of the markets it serves.  

Together we grow, brew, manufacture, market, and deliver some of the world’s favourite drinks. From grass to glass, and everything in between. C&C Group plc is a premium drinks company which owns, manufactures, markets, and distributes a unique portfolio of beer and cider brands in its home markets and across the globe. 

C&C Group’s portfolio of owned/exclusive brands include: Bulmers, the leading Irish cider brand; Tennent’s, the leading Scottish beer brand; Magners the premium international cider brand; as well as a range of fast-growing, premium and craft ciders and beers, such as Heverlee, Menabrea, Five Lamps and Orchard Pig.  

We seek to champion and embed sustainability in everything that we do at C&C. While delivering joy to customers, we always shine a light on people and the planet. We have a clear ESG vision delivering to a better world. We respect, support, and develop all our people to be their best, with a focus on results by creating a culture of winning together. 

We also recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to delivering on our mission. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process. 

C&C Group (and inclusive companies) do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruiters or employment agencies in response to any of our roles. For help, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at careers@candcgroup.com. All applications need to come through the candidate portal https://careers.candcgroupplc.com/vacancies/