BUYER – PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS Position Available In Duval, Florida

BUYER – PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS

Jacksonville, FL, FL, United States of America • Full time

Posted:

19-May-2025

Function:

Supply Chain

Location:

Jacksonville, FL
Contract type:
Regular Employee

Country:

United States of America

Job Type:

Full time

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 3

Fs:

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