Supply Chain Manager Italy (Open to all candidates, including protected categories - Law 68/99)

[Please note this is a Direct Search led by Bacardi, Applications from agencies will not be accepted nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs.]

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

As Market Supply Chain Manager, you act as the strategic link between the Business Unit and the regional Supply Chain organization, connecting commercial ambition with operational strategy to enable better, faster and more value-focused business decisions.

You are accountable for end-to-end supply chain performance in your market, delivering against service, inventory, cash and cost targets.

As a core member of the BU Leadership Team, you act as the voice of the market within the regional Supply Chain organization and as the voice of Supply Chain within the Business Unit, ensuring alignment between business priorities and operational capabilities.

About You

You are a commercially minded Supply Chain leader who enjoys connecting strategy with execution and influencing decisions across a complex organization.

You are comfortable working across functions, balancing competing priorities and leading through influence.

You are passionate about developing people and building high-performing teams, creating an environment where individuals can grow, collaborate and contribute to long-term business success.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Drive supply chain performance to enable the business

• Translate business priorities into a clear, executable and value-driven supply chain plan.
• Deliver against key performance metrics (service, inventory, cash and cost) and drive gap closure, managing trade-offs between service, cost and complexity.
• Co‑own operational execution and KPIs with the regional team (Center of Excellence - CoE), ensuring business plans are realistic, executable and value‑focused.
• Represent market priorities towards the regional team (CoE), ensuring regional solutions are aligned with business needs and deliver value.
• In partnership with regional team, Drive standardization, simplification and continuous improvement, while leading Supply Chain contributions to innovation and transformation.

Lead Integrated Business Planning and Business performance

• Establish S&OP as the core business decision‑making process, focused on prioritization, trade‑offs and action.
• Own and orchestrate a single aligned S&OP view across demand, supply, finance and business priorities.
• Ensure alignment across stakeholders translates into clear decisions, commitments and execution.
• Drive forecast quality by integrating market insights, sell‑out data and customer intelligence.
• Bring a forward‑looking Supply Chain perspective, highlighting mid‑term constraints and opportunities and providing clear, value-driven recommendations.

Act as a business leader, shape decisions and build trusted partnerships

• Act as a core member of the BU Leadership Team, shaping BU strategy and execution
• Bring forward supply chain‑led proposals and actively contribute to the business agenda
• Provide unbiased challenge to assumptions, forecasts and initiatives through clear, fact‑based trade‑offs
• Build trusted partnerships with Sales, Marketing, Finance, key customers and external partners to align priorities and deliver mutual value
• Embed Supply Chain into budget planning, innovation and annual customer planning, ensuring commercial commitments are feasible and value‑creating

Build organizational capability and leadership

• Build and develop a high‑performing team with strong functional expertise, business partnering mindset and leadership capability.
• Create clear ownership and accountability, enabling the team to deliver, grow and take ownership of operations.
• Develop talent and ensure robust succession and future readiness.
• Foster a culture of challenge, collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.

SKILLS – The skills and experience needed to create your legacy

Supply Chain Expertise

• Strong understanding of end‑to‑end Supply Chain and S&OP, or Integrated Business Planning.
• Experience in forecasting, scenario planning and business performance management.
• Ability to translate data into actionable business insights.
• + 6 years Supply Chain experience, with proven success across more than one Supply Chain area such as Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Customer Service, Logistics or S&OP, plus experience leading teams

Strategic Business Partner

• Good commercial understanding and financial acumen, with curiosity to develop.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and challenge constructively.
• Ability to operate in a matrix environment and balance strategic priorities with operational execution.
• Comfortable making decisions and setting direction in ambiguous, fast‑changing business environments.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional initiatives without formal authority.
• Collaborative leadership style with strong coaching and change management capabilities.

PERSONAL QUALITIES – SHARE OUR FOUNDER’S PASSION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL FLAIR

• A clear and compelling communicator, able to simplify complexity and turn data into meaningful business recommendations.
• A credible and influential business partner, able to build trust and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders.
• A strategic and forward‑thinking problem solver who challenges convention and proactively identifies opportunities.
• Open to feedback, transparent in communication, and comfortable operating in ambiguous environments.
• Ambitious, resilient and results‑oriented, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• A collaborative leader who brings out the best in others and builds high‑performing teams.

THE REWARD

For this role, you will receive the following: A competitive base salary (starting from 65K gross annual base salary), incentive bonus in line with our variable Plan and competitive local market benefits.

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.

U.S. applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.

Perks of Working for us

At Bacardi, we are committed to providing our Primos (employees) with a comprehensive Total Rewards package of compensation, benefits, incentives, allowances, well‑being, and much more to meet the needs of themselves and their families. It goes beyond just Cash! The total rewards program is based on pay for performance, whereby the incentive programs are linked to company and individual performance.

Compensation, Paid Time Off & Retirement:

• 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

Health & Wellbeing

• Medical, Critical Illness, and Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Best‑in‑class, family‑friendly, and inclusive leave policies

Additional Benefits

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.