Be a part of a revolutionary change.


At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future.


With huge change comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions.


Wherever you join our crucial 47,000-strong Operations team, you’ll have the opportunity to make an impact. PMI’s shift from selling cigarettes to our new smoke-free products has changed the way we work. New products bring new challenges – in the way we source and buy raw materials, in the way we engineer and manufacture, and in our supply chain planning.


Bring us your curiosity and a desire to challenge the everyday, and we’ll give you lots of responsibility. You’ll help us improve, inject innovation, and create new ways of working.


As such, we are now recruiting for the position of Manager COE Logistics, as part of our new Supply Chain Co E in Bologna, Italy!


The role –


This role sits in the Supply Chain Excellence team and, with global coverage, it will be responsible to develop and govern Quality, Safety, Sustainability and working standards across the global Supply Chain organization, addressing both functional needs and external regulatory requirements that are subject to audits by the governing bodies.


The role holder will be the subject matter expert, leader of key projects and sounding board for the Supply Chain organization as a whole and any stakeholder to beforementioned standards.


Your ‘day to day’ –


Quality, Safety , Sustainability and Working Standards

• Responsible for the ownership and definition of listed standards for the Global Supply Chain function (all product categories, channels and geographical locations).
• Define and oversee the implementation of listed standards globally and in Proof-of-Concept markets.

Continuous Improvement & Monitoring

• Develop and establish measurable metrics to monitor adherence to standards and performance levels in line with supply chain objectives and compliance requirements.
• Lead regular assessments of adherence to standards to identify trends and need for corrective actions or adjustment of standards.
• Assess impact of new product introductions or changes in regulatory requirements on existing standards and where applicable, advice management on required adjustments.
• Provide guidance and support to the Supply Chain teams for the deployment of enhanced standards.

Compliance & Audits

• Ensure continued compliance with standards that are auditable by external bodies.
• Act as single point of contact for supply chain towards internal and external auditors for Quality, Safety & Sustainability standards.

3rd Party Quality, Safety, Sustainability and Working Standards Requirements

• Develop minimum Quality, Safety & Sustainability requirements for 3rd parties in close collaboration with Global Logistics Procurement and the Supply Chain function as a whole.
• Provide guidance, self-assessment and audit practices to monitor adherence to the standards reflected in 3rd party contracts or SLA's.

Communication & Relationship

• Influence and advise SC Leadership team and other internal customers on (potential) impact of industry and regulatory developments on active standards.
• Establish strong relationships with deployment teams to maximize knowledge and capabilities transfer effectiveness and execution success.

Transformational Projects

• Support Head of COE Logistics in the identification, development and key project management of transformational projects in the domain of global warehousing and transportation.
• Work with IT for global digital portfolio streamlining and deliver cost reduction on IT landscape • Define & work with IT for infrastructural needs • Assign product owner and work with IT to prioritize resources.

Who we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Industrial Business or similar related fields. Additional Supply Chain certifications desirable.
• 8+ years of working experience in Supply Chain & Operations preferably in FMCG Industry
• Experience in leading and delivering large scale transformational projects and working standards.
• People management experience.
• Deep knowledge and understanding of Supply Chain end to end processes.
• Business process modelling.
• Quest for innovative improvements.
• Senior stakeholders’ management and influencing skills.
• Cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to work with ambiguity.
• Problem solving.

What we offer:


Our success depends on the people who come to work every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress. Join PMI and you too can:

• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to do things differently, experiment and explore.
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: to create a smoke free future.

PMI is an Equal Opportunities Employer