Manager, Procurement (Marketing)

Red Bull•Santa Monica, CA

13h•$92,000 - $138,000

About The Position

As part of Red Bull’s category management strategy within the Operations business unit, the Procurement Manager leads the Culture Marketing, On-Premise Marketing, and Media categories. The role manages supplier relationships and partners with internal stakeholders to ensure supplier strategies support broader business goals. It leads negotiations and supports the business in balancing quality and cost, using structured sourcing processes to evaluate suppliers and identify strategic partnerships that enable growth and business continuity. The position also provides technical direction, advice, and counsel on procurement processes and issues, and connects and collaborates across departments to help ensure decisions have a balanced business impact. The role supports procurement strategies that reduce costs and improve efficiencies, drives savings initiatives, sources and manages suppliers, and oversees supplier performance and the contract lifecycle. It manages assigned categories and projects to ensure timely, budget-conscious execution. The Procurement Manager also aligns with Red Bull HQ when needed, engages internal departments to identify value opportunities, and works with Legal and Finance to reduce risks associated with materials and services.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience in negotiation and supplier relationship management.
Direct experience in experiential marketing and live events, specifically music, dance, and festivals.
Proven understanding of agency pricing models and production markups.
Ability to evaluate large-scale experiential marketing and event production proposals.
Strong knowledge of event production cost drivers.
Experience with the operational side of event production and agency delivery models.
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
Functional understanding and application of negotiation, RFX, supply chain, sourcing, contracts, and supplier management principles.
Ability to develop and execute supplier procurement strategies, including ongoing negotiations, pricing, supply-chain metric improvement, and day-to-day support of efficient supply-chain operations.
Strong analytical and research skills to evaluate complex procurement data.
Understanding of problem-solving and root cause analysis tools.
Conflict resolution, negotiation, influence, and relationship-building skills.
Strong systems acumen, including SAP/Oracle, Business Intelligence, and Microsoft Suite applications such as Excel and PowerPoint.
Exceptional time management, organization, and prioritization skills.
Superior customer service skills and adaptability to changing requirements.
Fluency in English.

Nice To Haves

Music licensing and advertising experience.
Additional language skills.

Responsibilities

Support procurement strategies to reduce costs and improve efficiencies by optimizing sourcing processes, designs, materials, and services.
Drive cost-saving initiatives and assist in identifying and executing strategies.
Execute supplier strategies to leverage and optimize supplier relationships.
Source new suppliers and manage the existing supplier base.
Analyze supplier performance issues, drive corrective actions, and resolve issues.
Provide reports to monitor spending, identify trends and opportunities, and support supplier performance activities.
Manage supplier performance, including setting expectations, issue resolution, supplier development, continuous improvement, and KPI measurement.
Manage the contract lifecycle from negotiation through execution.
Manage assigned categories and projects to ensure on-time, within-budget execution.
Align with Red Bull HQ as needed or where potential opportunities exist.
Engage key spending departments and identify opportunities for value.
Serve as a first line of communication for assigned suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Work with Legal and Finance to reduce risks associated with materials and services.