The Role

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for procurement? Do you thrive in a fast paced and international environment? At Imperial Brands, we are currently seeking a highly motivated and experienced Procurement Business Partner to join our team in Warsaw, supporting the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. An exciting opportunity where you will be part of an inclusive, forward-thinking global FMCG business supported by 25,000 passionate employees world-wide.

As Procurement Business Partner, you will support relevant functions in-market & cross cluster initiatives, assisting the delivery of market/cluster objectives through the key pillars of: Demand Management, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, strategic sourcing & category management. Additionally, you will possess experience and an understanding of a variety of markets (A&P, Indirects, PS & CS Categories) acting as key liaison between our procurement function and business units, driving strategic initiatives, ensuring seamless operations.

Sound like you? Join our dynamic and cross functional team, and become a part of a company valuing creativity, collaboration, and professional growth!

Principle Accountabilities

• Builds and leverages strong and credible relationships with key stakeholders across the business to turn market demand and outcomes into 3^rd party goods & services through effective & efficient Procurement.
• Ensure the implementation of efficient procurement processes in close collaboration with the GM and the other CLT members, including oversight of compliant sourcing from approved suppliers.
• Lead the respective team any in country Procurement resource, ensuring delivery of business objectives and Optimise the Procurement cost to serve through efficient sourcing and prioritisation of resource.
• Represent the broader Procurement in understanding business needs and formulating recommendations.
• Ensure best value for money in sourcing through the appropriate influencing skills in the region’s business operations, utilising their network within procurement to bring SME knowledge to support sourcing activities, leveraging above market (or above cluster) solutions where possible to drive aggregation, scale, and risk mitigation.
• Works closely with the Global Procurement team to ensure that governance and e2e S2P process excellence is achieved for the assigned stakeholder community.

Skills and Experience Required

• Proven experience in Procurement leadership roles, preferably FMCG industry and with knowledge of Indirect Procurement.
• Ability to work with, and influence, senior internal stakeholders.
• Sound understanding of key financial metrics used in Sales, manufacturing, and Supply Chain functions.
• Driven, collaborative, focused & accountable.
• Excellent strategic & negotiation/influencing skills.
• Able to adapt to different cultures, intercultural sensitivity.

What We Offer

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and many extras including a great pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement and hybrid/flexible working opportunities as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at recruitment@impbrands.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

About Us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.  Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.