GBS Purchase to Pay Specialist at Campari Group

Sesto San Giovanni, Lombardy, Italy -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

23 May, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

P2P Process Management, Procurement Operations, Accounts Payable, SAP MM/FI, Coupa, Ariba, VAT Knowledge, GL Coding, Internal Control Frameworks, Process Improvement, KPI Analysis, Excel, Power BI, English Fluency, Lean, Six Sigma

Industry

Food and Beverage Services

Description

Oggi, Campari Group è un importante player nel settore degli spirits, con un portafoglio di fama mondiale di oltre 50 brand premium e super premium, commercializzati e distribuiti in più di 190 mercati in tutto il mondo, con posizioni leader in Europa e America. Con sede principale a Milano, in Italia, Campari Group possiede 25 stabilimenti sparsi per il mondo e una rete di distribuzione in 26 Paesi, impiegando circa 4.700 persone. Le azioni della società capogruppo Davide Campari - Milano N.V. sono quotate nella Borsa italiana dal 2001. Oggi, Campari Group è il sesto più grande player al mondo nel settore degli spirits. General Description of the Role context At Campari Group, the Global Business Services (GBS) organization drives process excellence and operational efficiency by delivering standardized, automated, and data-driven services across key business functions, enabling the company to scale with agility and focus on strategic growth. GBS mission is to enhance process innovation and optimization to boost automation cross geographies and functions, via new technologies and end-to-end vision along processes, activating and deploying the required change management. The GBS Purchase to Pay Senior Specialist will ensure that the end-to-end process is under control, focusing in delivering high quality and timely business outcomes, in strong partnership with Procurement function and Local Markets. The role will be ensure the deployment of continuous improvement initiatives aiming to strengthen the process and overall compliance. The Mission and Key Responsibilities The GBS Purchase to Pay Senior Specialist key responsibilities are: Act as a subject matter expert for end‑to‑end P2P processes, ensuring full compliance with workflows, approval rules, purchasing guidelines, and internal control frameworks. Review and validate complex purchase requests and purchase orders, ensuring accuracy in GL assignment, tax treatment, contract linkage, budget availability, and supplier data. Manage high‑complexity exceptions, including accounting adjustments, VAT issues, workflow deviations, and sensitive transactions requiring senior-level judgment. Resolve advanced three‑way match discrepancies, blocked invoices, supplier disputes, and other high‑impact transactional issues. Oversee invoice workflow steps, including reversals, corrections, data validations, and pre‑payment controls, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution. Support audit activities through expert documentation, process explanations, and alignment between policy, controls, and system configuration. Act as a senior partner to Procurement teams by ensuring sourcing decisions are accurately reflected operationally through proper catalogs, pricing, contract integration, and supplier setup. Oversee the full PO lifecycle, proactively addressing delays in confirmations, goods receipt/service entry, and supplier deliverables. Identify systemic procurement and P2P issues, such as catalog inconsistencies or recurring PO mismatches, and drive corrective actions. Focus on continuous improvement initiatives related to process simplification, standardization, cycle‑time reduction, and accuracy improvement across P2P and Procurement. Perform root‑cause analyses on recurring errors and implement preventive and corrective measures, updating SOPs and work instructions accordingly. Maintain high-quality process documentation, SOPs, and training materials to ensure operational consistency and standardization. Monitor and analyze KPIs such as PO accuracy, invoice accuracy, workflow cycle time, GR compliance, and on‑time payment performance. Provide insights, dashboards, and recommendations to improve operational performance, compliance, and cost efficiency. Experience Required 5+ years of experience in P2P, Procurement Operations, Accounts Payable, or Finance Shared Services. Proven expertise in end‑to‑end P2P, including PO management, invoicing, three‑way match, and exception handling. Strong hands‑on experience with SAP (MM/FI) and Coupa/Ariba or similar procurement platforms. Solid understanding of GL coding, VAT, basic accounting principles, and internal control frameworks. Experience supporting supplier onboarding, catalog accuracy, and operational procurement activities. Demonstrated ability to manage complex issues, escalations, and cross‑functional collaboration (Procurement, Finance, BPO). Practical experience in process improvement, digitalization projects, UAT/system testing, and SOP documentation. Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel/Power BI and working with operational KPIs. Experience in a GBS/Shared Services or multinational environment is a plus. Education / Professional Qualifications Required Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields: Business Administration, Economics, Management, Engineering, Information Systems Preferred: Master Degree in Economics / Business Administration or Engineering Skills Required Fluency in English is a must, fluency in other languages is a plus Ability to provide strategic insights and align transformation initiatives with organizational goals Strong analytical thinking for process optimization and KPI framework development. Expertise in leading Improvement projects autonomously Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., process mining, Lean, Six Sigma). Ability to identify and formalize value-creation opportunities. Questo è il nostro impegno nei confronti della diversità e dell'inclusione: In Campari Group crediamo nel creare più valore insieme, perciò consideriamo la diversità, in tutte le sue forme, una fonte di arricchimento. Le nostre politiche e pratiche occupazionali garantiscono il nostro impegno nell'offrire pari opportunità lavorative in tutti gli aspetti, indipendentemente da differenze di razza, religione, credo, nazionalità, origini, disabilità fisica, disabilità mentale, condizione medica, informazioni genetiche, stato civile, sesso, orientamento sessuale, identità, caratteristiche o espressione di genere, affiliazione o attività politica, età, stato di veterano/ex militare, cittadinanza o altra caratteristica protetta dalla legge. Nota per il candidato: La tua candidatura verrà valutata in base alle tue capacità, le tue competenze, le tue conoscenze generali e la tua esperienza, e non in base ad eventuali informazioni sensibili e proprietarie o a segreti commerciali di cui potresti essere a conoscenza. Non devi divulgare a Campari Group tali informazioni. Nel caso in cui ti venga posta una domanda alla quale non puoi rispondere senza divulgare informazioni riservate e proprietarie o segreti commerciali (inclusi quelli appartenenti a un datore di lavoro precedente o ai suoi fornitori o clienti), non devi rispondere alla domanda. Il Gruppo Campari ritiene che l'equità retributiva e le pari opportunità siano una componente fondamentale per il benessere, l'empowerment e l'engagement dei dpendenti. I nostri sforzi per garantire equità retributiva ci hanno fatto ottenere la certificazione Fair Pay da parte di Fair Pay Workplace, un'organizzazione indipendente dedicata alla eliminazione delle disparità retributive basate su genere, razza e l'insieme delle condizioni. Avviso per le agenzie terze: Non accettiamo curricula non richiesti dai recruiters o dalle agenzie di collocamento. In assenza di un Contratto firmato, non considereremo e non accetteremo richieste di pagamento in caso di referral o recruiter fee. Nel caso in cui un recruiter terzo o un'agenzia inviino un curriculum o un candidato senza un accordo precedentemente firmato, ci riserviamo esplicitamente il diritto di cercare e assumere tali candidati senza alcun obbligo finanziario nei confronti del recruiter terzo o dell'agenzia.

Responsibilities

The role focuses on managing the end-to-end Purchase to Pay (P2P) process, ensuring compliance with workflows and internal controls. It involves resolving complex transactional issues and driving continuous improvement initiatives to optimize operational efficiency.