Manager, POS Procurement

Red Bull•Santa Monica, CA

About The Position

The POS Procurement Manager leads temporary point-of-sale (POS) procurement as part of Red Bull’s category management strategy within Operations. Reporting to the Sr. Manager of POS Technical Procurement, the role develops category strategies, manages supplier relationships, and applies brand and design standards to ensure high-quality, on-brand assets are delivered to market. The manager leads RFPs and reviews POS display structural designs to balance quality, service, and cost, while identifying strategic partnerships that support growth, manage risk, and maintain business continuity. The role also provides technical direction and advice on POS displays and procurement processes, and connects and collaborates across departments to balance business impacts. The position supports procurement strategies to reduce costs and improve efficiency through sourcing, design, materials, and services. It oversees supplier performance and the contract lifecycle, and manages assigned categories and projects to meet timelines and budgets. The manager leads end-to-end sourcing and supports product data accuracy, display quality, supply-chain optimization, sustainability, and innovation. In partnership with Trade Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Risk Management, and suppliers, the role aligns creative concepts with vendor capabilities, manages risk, and supports business plans for the Sales organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience in Procurement.
Experience designing, issuing, and managing the end-to-end RFP process.
Experience in supplier relationship management and leading negotiations.
Direct experience with temporary and semi-permanent POS materials, including technical structural design review, print production, cost drivers, and market installation.
Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills, including the ability to build stakeholder relationships while firmly defending procurement policies and negotiation positions.
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
Creative problem-solving skills and experience in root cause analysis.
Ability to develop procurement strategies with suppliers, including ongoing negotiations, pricing, supply-chain metric improvement, and daily support of efficient supply-chain operations.
Systems experience with SAP, Business Intelligence, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Ariba.
Strong project-planning skills, including creating realistic timelines, identifying critical paths and milestones, and managing exceptions.
Adaptability, a strong customer-service attitude, and the ability to remain composed and deliver results during unexpected challenges.

Nice To Haves

Experience writing service contracts, letters of understanding, and/or supply agreements.
CPSM, CPM, and/or Six Sigma certification.

Responsibilities

Support procurement strategy to reduce costs and improve efficiencies through sourcing processes, designs, materials, and services.
Develop category strategies using data analysis, market overviews, cost and gap analysis, vendor rationalization, and initiative development.
Implement supplier strategies and optimize the supplier base through evaluations, feedback, relationship management, and sourcing new suppliers.
Analyze supplier performance issues, conduct root cause analysis, improve corrective actions, and ensure issues are resolved.
Report on spending, trends, opportunities, and supplier performance.
Manage supplier performance, including expectations, issue resolution, supplier development, continuous improvement, and goal measurement.
Manage the complete contract lifecycle from negotiation through execution.
Manage assigned categories and projects to ensure delivery on time and within budget.
Ensure accurate product data, renderings, and installation instructions for temporary and semi-permanent POS displays.
Lead end-to-end sourcing, from supplier qualification and briefing through tenders, price negotiations, supplier selection, and commercial impact management.
Support sustainability and innovation through material selection, design optimization, and efficient pack-outs.
Participate in press checks and ensure product quality meets specifications.
Support supply-chain practices that reduce total costs and lead times while maximizing customer service levels.
Align Trade Marketing’s creative vision with vendor designs and capabilities.
Serve as the first point of communication for assigned suppliers and company partners.
Work with Risk Management to reduce risks associated with materials and services.
Manage supplier relationships and ensure suppliers agree to Trade Marketing’s brand standards.
Collaborate with Trade Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain to meet business plans in support of the Sales organization.