Overview
Sourcing Specialist, Marketing Services Jobs in Chicago, Illinois, USA at Beam Suntory in
Sourcing Specialist, Marketing Services, US (Finance)
At Suntory Global Spirits, we craft spirits of the highest quality and deliver brilliant experiences to people around the world. Suntory Global Spirits has evolved into the world’s third largest leading premium spirits company where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets – our premium spirits and our people – we’re driving growth throughimpactfulmarketing,innovation, and anentrepreneurial spirit.
Suntory Global Spirits is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day.
What makes this a great opportunity?
The Sourcing Specialist, Marketing Services provides operational support to internal marketing teams in the sourcing, acquisition, use, and ongoing management of a variety of Marketing providers, including but not limited to, advertising, media, creative, strategic, PR, and digital agencies.
The Sourcing Specialist, Marketing Services supports internal teams with selecting, negotiating, and contracting, as well as driving performance metrics, compliance, and best practices.
Success is highly dependent on subject area expertise and closecollaborationandteamworkwith colleagues in Marketing, Finance, Legal, and other related divisions.
Role Responsibilities
Provide ongoing support to internal sourcing and marketing teams to enable optimized performance and return on investment from external agencies and their work.
Establish relationships with and acquire knowledge about existing and potential external agency partners.
Collaborate in the development and implementation of best practices, repeatable processes, templates, and tools for RFI (request for information), RFP (request for proposal), contracting, SOWs (statements of work) and evaluation of external partners.
Support and actively participate in efficient and effective RFPs on behalf of and in support of marketing teams.
Support, with the eventual aim to lead the negotiation and contracting process for agencies, in close consultation with all relevant internal stakeholders.
Ensure the ongoing execution of effective agency relationship management programs to achieve optimal outcomes.
Develop and implement various reporting and analytics for the benefits of internal marketing teams and other internal stakeholders.
Work collaboratively and effectively with all internal and external partners and stakeholders.
Be accountable for the delivery of marketing sourcing improvements across the spend, including: ATL, BTL, media, PR, and Insights.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in marketing or a related field is preferred.
2-3 years previous experience within sourcing, specifically marketing related.
Must have experience in understanding functions in external agencies.
Must have knowledge of the full procurement cycle, i.e., initiating, selecting, contracting, managing, and evaluating vendor performance, contract compliance, and return on investment.
Some previous experience in performing agency assessments is a plus.
Defined negotiation experience andproject managementskills.
Flexibilityand solutions-oriented mind-set.
Comfortable presenting toleadership.
Solid decision-making skills, ability to work on multiple and oftendiverseareas and to prioritize effectively.
Strong track record ofcollaborationacross functions.
Thesalary rangefor this role, based in Chicago, is $70,000-$85,000 along with an annual bonus, 401K ma…
Title: Sourcing Specialist, Marketing Services
Company: Beam Suntory in
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Category: Marketing / Advertising / PR, Business
