YOUR OPPORTUNITY
YOUR OPPORTUNITY
You bring a unique blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, and personal qualities that enable you to thrive in a dynamic manufacturing environment. You are a strong collaborator and communicator and enjoy working in teams to solve complex problems and create new processes and solutions. Your goal is to be the bridge between Regional Procurement and the Jacksonville Supply Center through building trust, effective communication, and active stakeholder engagement.
ABOUT YOU
You are agile, resilient, and adaptable to change and excited about the possibilities of building a career within Procurement. You are fearless in all you do with the founder’s mentality to do the right thing for Bacardi.
RESPONSIBILITIES - WITH OUR CONSUMER AT THE HEART YOUR KEY FOCUS WILL BE
Local Sourcing (70%)
- Local sourcing, contract negotiations, and supplier management for spend between $100K-$1M for categories including (but not limited to) MRO, parts, local plant services, and facilities for the Jacksonville Supply Center.
- Partners closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, and SQS to ensure local business needs are met and suppliers are meeting performance expectations.
- Builds a robust local supplier base through supplier scouting, identification, and new vendor onboarding to ensure competition in sourcing events.
- Delivers 5% savings (cost reductions & avoidance) and working capital improvements through RFP creation, execution, and effective supplier management.
Supply Management (20%)
- Procurement Lead for Level 1 quality or services issues for direct materials (raw materials and packaging).
- Responsible for issue resolution and escalation to Regional Procurement for Level 2 or critical supply issues within the plant.
- Partners with Regional Procurement and suppliers to ensure timely resolution of supply issues and cost reimbursement from the supplier (if needed)
Procurement Liaison (10%)
- Serves as the primary point of contact within the bottling plant for procurement related questions or inquiries to ensure compliance with internal policies and support for operational business needs.
SKILLS - THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO CREATE YOUR LEGACY
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field.
- 1-4 years of Supply Chain experience, with at least 1-2 years working in a manufacturing environment
- Ability to demonstrate proven results in delivering cost reductions, quality/service, or process improvements,
- Ability to demonstrate resilience, adaptability, and performance through change, competing priorities, ambiguity, and during times of crisis.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using business analytics tools, preferred.
- Experience with eSourcing tools and SAP.
- Excellent PC skills: MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
PERSONAL QUALITIES – SHARE OUR FOUNDER’S PASSION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL FLAIR
- Belonging: You have a strong capacity to create a culture of ‘Belonging’, where people feel appreciated for who they are, what they do, and who they can become
- Self-Awareness: You have high levels of self-awareness, are reflective and know yourself well, understanding both your own strengths and weaknesses and your impact on others
- People Agility: You bring a deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations to harness and multiply collective performance and effectively deal with conflict and competing priorities.
- Results Agility: You demonstrate consistent delivery of results in first-time situations by inspiring teams, exhibiting a presence that builds confidence in yourself and others.
- Mental Agility: You can think critically to penetrate complex problems and expand the possibilities by making fresh connections. You think strategically whilst being execution focused and bring creativity to the challenges you’re presented with
- Change Agility: You have a deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change. You have a growth and learning mindset: ready to test, stumble, learn and apply from experience
leadership agility
At Bacardi we care deeply about finding brilliant talent who can bring the following personal attributes to help elevate our 3Fs: Fearless, Family, Founder culture to the next level.
- Belonging: You have a strong capacity to create a culture of ‘Belonging’, where people feel appreciated for who they are, what they do, and who they can become
- Self-Awareness: You have high levels of self-awareness, are reflective and know yourself well, understanding both your own strengths and weaknesses and your impact on others
- People Agility: You bring a deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations to harness and multiply collective performance
- Results Agility: You demonstrate consistent delivery of results in first-time situations by inspiring teams, exhibiting a presence that builds confidence in yourself and others.
- Mental Agility: You can think critically to penetrate complex problems and expand the possibilities by making fresh connections. You think strategically whilst being execution focused and bring creativity to the challenges you’re presented with
- Change Agility: You have a deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change. You have a growth and learning mindset: ready to test, stumble, learn and apply from experience
Disclaimer: Bacardi seeks talent from all backgrounds to bring diversity of thought, agility and capability to our organization across the globe. We promote a working environment where all employees are treated and rewarded fairly. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination that adversely affects individuals or groups on the basis of national origin, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, and any other legally protected aspect of a person's identity.
perks of working with us
- Competitive Pay Package
- Competitive Holiday/Paid Time Off, plus additional days offered ( i.e., volunteer day, allowing you to give back to the community)
- Retirement/Pension Plan
- Medical, Critical Illness, and Life Insurance
- Calm Meditation App subscription (free)
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Best-in-class, family-friendly, and inclusive leave policies
- Flexible work arrangements (depending on role/office/site location)
- Access to E-learning Platforms and Career Development programs
- Travel Discounts ( i.e., hotel and car rental)
- And much more!
The benefits /perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Bacardi, your work location, and are subject to change.
Some benefits may be subject to an employee contribution.
Some benefits may be fully or partially subsidized. Incentive plans are linked to the nature of your employment and can vary based on region, market, function or brand.
Be a Part of Our CultureOur Culture
BE Fearless
We empower our teams to question, challenge and innovate.
This means adopting an agile mindset, being comfortable with trying new things and taking risks, without being reckless.
BEHAVE LIKEFamily
We treat each other, and our communities, like family. Always.
We are all ‘Primos’ (Spanish for cousins) at Bacardi. Being part of the family gives you the support you need to be the best you can be.
THINK LIKE AFounder
The spirit of entrepreneurship is at the heart of everything we do.
Everyone at Bacardi sees this business as their own. We do the right thing for the business and take accountability for our work.
Life Inside BacardiCareer Stories
Be Fearless, act like a Founder.
Follow our Primos on their journey to success. Where did they start and what’s it like to work for Bacardi? You too can be part of our story.
