Category Mgr - Route to Market

Requisition ID: 38019 

Cheers to creating an incredible tomorrow! 

At Molson Coors, we tackle big challenges and defy the status quo.  With a proud legacy of excellence, an incredible portfolio of beer, seltzers, spirits, and non-alcohol brands, and a bold vision for our future... we’re on the path to transforming the beverage industry.  That requires remarkable individuals who are curious, tenacious, and never afraid to fail forward.

We seek, value and respect everyone’s unique perspectives and experiences knowing that we are stronger together.  We collaborate as a team and celebrate each other’s successes.

Here’s to crafting careers and creating new legacies.

Crafted Highlights:

This position reports to the Procurement Director – Co-Man & Partnerships and is based in Milwaukee, WI office.  This key role on the North American Procurement team will be responsible for developing and executing category strategies, supplier relationship management and supporting the Commercial and Supply Chain organizations engaging in non-traditional routes to market. Categories include broadline distribution agreements, 1st Party and 3rd Party distribution model contracts as growing channels for Molson Coors Beverage Company to sell its Non-Alc products in new retail marketplace, (e.g. outside direct to Molson Coors beer wholesaler).

The ideal candidate for this role brings a passion for team leadership, business partnership and creative problem solving. This role requires a high level of expertise in contractual terms & agreements with external vendors, strategic sourcing principles, the procure-to-pay process and the ability to partner closely with internal stakeholders in order to meet the complex needs of the business.

What You’ll Be Brewing:

• Refine transformative Non-Alc RTM onboarding of new customers and simplified ways of working with stakeholders
  • Maintain Customer Matrix for CFT

• Map contract lifecycle with Sales/Commercial to define Procurement’s role and establish guardrails for managing exceptions
• Create scorecards to evaluate performance and identify areas for improvement
• Partner with IT to build a centralized repository for Non-Alc customer documents, contracts, and requirements; Includes stakeholder notification workflows for requirement changes

• Fosters stronger customer partnerships
  • Ensure new customer contract, compliance & requirements are reviewed with stakeholders prior to onboarding
  • Create measurements to reduce customer fines & fee’s & report on savings opportunity
• Responsible to deliver cost savings, cost avoidance and other measures of financial value for $2-$5M in TPFV savings
• Role will drive Annual Operating Plan / Long Range Planning for Non-Alc RTM
• Responsible for supply continuity and escalation for service, quality, contractual issues
• Support key customer and stakeholder negotiations, conduct sourcing events & category strategy reviews

Key Ingredients:

• 5 or more years of relevant experience in Procurement
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field
• Experience building a category strategy, strategic sourcing, supplier management, spend analysis, and contract negotiation skills
• Experience in RTM beverage distribution and fast-moving sales channels in multi-national environment
• Experience in beverage or fast-moving consumer goods in a multi-national environment preferred

Beverage Bonuses:

• Flexible work programs that support work life balance including a hybrid work model of 4 days in the office

• We care about our People & Planet and have challenged ourselves with stretch goals around key priorities  
• We care about our communities, and play our part to make a difference – from charitable donations to hitting the streets together to build parks, giving back to the community is part of our culture & who we are 
• Engagement with a variety of Employee Resource Groups, which can provide volunteer opportunities, leadership experience, and networking through the organization 
• Ability to grow and develop your career centered around our First Choice Learning opportunities
• Participation in our Total Rewards program with a competitive base salary, incentive plans, parental leave, health, dental, vision, 401k option with incredible employer match, generous paid time off plans, an engaging Wellness Program, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with amazing resources
• On site Pub, access to cool brand clothing and swag, top events and, of course... free beer and beverages! 
• Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences  

Molson Coors is an equal opportunity employer.  We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruitment processes, please e-mail jobs@molsoncoors.com. 

Pay and Benefits:

At Molson Coors, we’re committed to paying people fairly and equitably for the work they do.

Job Posting Total Rewards Offerings: $111,900.00 - $146,900.00 (posting salary range) + 15% target short term incentive + $23,000 on average spent on benefits per employee, including but not limited to health, dental, vision, retirement with above market employer match, wellness incentives and EAP + paid time off (including holidays, vacation days and sick days).

The posting range provided above for salary is what we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  We ultimately pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors that inform pay decisions including but not limited to the required work location, previous work experience, skill set and internal equity.