Direct & Indirect Procurement Product Manager

pernodricard | Consumer packaged goods

14d ago

Hybrid

Full Time

France

Tech at Pernod Ricard isn’t your average Tech job — we do things differently. From day one, you’ll be part of our borderless ‘one Tech team,’ driving global impact for iconic brands loved worldwide. And as Tech evolves, so do we. We give our people the platforms and opportunities to grow and shape their careers. At Pernod Ricard, we don’t just do Tech. We do Tech with a twist.

Ready to make a Tech impact? Pernod Ricard is looking for a Direct & Indirect Procurement Product Manager to look after our e-procurement tool.

From our HQ in central Paris, connect with our experts located across the world, and start an exciting journey with international opportunities.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Embark on an exciting journey with our global Tech team, operating in agile mode within a dynamic product organization. Join a collaborative environment where innovation thrives, and your contributions will directly shape the trajectory of our cutting-edge products. As a key player in our agile setup, you'll have the opportunity to drive efficiency, foster creativity, and play a pivotal role in our product development process. Be part of a team that embraces adaptability and values continuous improvement, ensuring we stay at the forefront of technology advancements on a global scale.

THE PRODUCT(S) YOU WILL WORK ON / THE TEAM YOU WILL WORK WITH

The Direct & Indirect Procurement Product Manager will lead the strategic planning, development and implementation of our solutions, covering areas such as direct and trade procurement, Point of sales procurement and Indirect Procurement. They define product roadmaps, prioritize features, and oversee product development processes. They will lead various product teams and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including development, design, and marketing, to ensure successful product launches. Their expertise in product management, market analysis, and technical understanding is essential for delivering innovative and customer-centric IT solutions. IT Product Managers play a pivotal role in driving product success, meeting market needs, and achieving business goals through cutting-edge IT products and services.

The ideal candidate will have experience in managing a product backlog, collaborating with cross-functional teams (portfolio management, Operations, Finance, manufacturing, S&R, compliance) and ensuring alignment with business goals. Regular touchpoints with affiliate tech functional leads are required. A relevant experience in a global CPG company is an advantage, preferably having a track record of implementing global procurement solutions.

Your key missions

The responsibilities encompass steering the strategic vision and roadmap for mid and long term within the Product Family. This includes ensuring comprehensive coordination across multiple squads dedicated to the Product Family.

o Demand Management : Collect, qualify and assess demands coming from the Tech Function itself, consolidate Business & Tech Product Demand backlogs, analyze and integrate them into right Squad’s Backlog

o Backlog Management : Contribute to EPIC demands Review and be appointed as EPIC Owner, perform EPIC Analysis and contribute to Portfolio backlog review, prioritization and arbitration, allocate Features to Product Owners and contribute to their prioritization and integration to Portfolio Synchronization Backlogs

o ITFM : Provide Product roadmap and backlog, squad’s resource needs forecast, Oversee overall funding of my scope, perform variance analysis and provide justification, Track Product’s ROI and costs

o Product Lifecycle Management : Drive Product Vision through Product Framing Analysis and EPIC/Features definition and prioritization, define and track value Product value generation and related investment, oversee product squads’ activities throughout product lifecycle, providing expertise & securing arbitration

o Resource Management : Coordinate product teams work, animate PO community, secure engagement & collaboration, define squad’s resource needs for my scope, collaborate with tech leaders for resource mobilization and eventually adjust plans and roadmaps based on available resource capacity

YOUR TEAM

Reporting Line (direct/indirect) : Align on key directives with Product Manager on a weekly basis for day to day reporting and on a regular basis with the Tech portfolio director and the business sponsor to assess on the business value creation. Ad-hoc reviews with other Tech leaders to be planned depending on the needs.

Key internal stakeholders : Other Product Managers, product owners, Domain Proximity Lead, Architecture Teams, Service Management, Key Users, Resources Lead, Product Teams, Squad Members and Business Process Owners to be involved in monthly Sprint plannings and quarterly product roadmap reviews. Daily stand ups with the squad. Agility is expected to adapt the ceremonies frequency to the pace of the business velocity to drive maximum value.

Key external stakeholders : Regular business review meetings to be conducted with our partners (editors, integrators, etc.). Involvement is expected in all aspects of the vendor relationship – selection, contract negotiation, budget and deliverables monitoring, resource management, etc.

If you recognize yourself in the description below, don’t wait to apply!

You have at least 10 years' professional experience in e-procurement tool implementation (Ivalua and Coupa) with a perfect knowledge of procurement process.

Your experiences at a FMCG company would be highly appreciated, experiences in consulting firms are also valued.

You have strong experience working with agile method and in product management.

Your knowledge of SAP environment is a plus.

You speak fluently English.

Functional skills

Deep strategic planning capabilities
Strategic thinking & value-driven mindset (roadmap creation, product vision articulation, value monitoring…)
Experience in Product Management and people management, preferably within a multiple-teams structure

Strong communication & stakeholders management skills (customer centricity…)

Good industry knowledge and insights into key challenges for the domain/family

Experience in managing roll-out plan of IT projects/programs/products

Understanding of agile mindset & practices

Wait, there’s more…

We offer you an outstanding and collaborative workplace that embodies our sharing & conviviality culture, the possibility to work from home (2 days a week), a very complete mutual insurance, an attractive compensation including profit-sharing, the possibility to train daily, employee events…

Pernod Ricard values diversity and solidarity within its organization and in its relations with stakeholders. Our recruitment methods focus on skills, and we welcome all types of talents.

Job Posting End Date:

Target Hire Date:

2026-01-05

Target End Date:

Required Skills

coupasap

Required Languages

🇬🇧 English