Procurement professionals in Beverages
Malt and barley sourcing at AB InBev, energy and aluminum risk management for Coca-Cola bottlers and ingredients procurement at Niagara Bottling all appear in the careers of these beverage procurement people. They now work at Constellation Brands, Suntory Beverage & Food, Molson Coors, William Grant & Sons, Sazerac, Talking Rain and others, useful for negotiating ingredient and packaging contracts, hedging commodities or setting up procurement for a drinks brand.
Professionals to explore
Brett Schleder
LinkedInExperience: Global Director of Procurement · Sazerac Company
Commodity risk management is what Brett Schleder cites, as Global Director of Procurement at Sazerac Company since 2019 after Senior Manager, Procurement there (2018-2019). Brett was Director of Procurement & Supply Strategy (Head of Function) at Mezzetta (2016-2018), Procurement Director, Strategic Sourcing at Treasury Wine Estates (2016) and Procurement Director, Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines (Head of Function) at Diageo (2013-2015).
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Fabiola Pasquel Chalini
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Direct Materials Procurement · Constellation Brands
Malt, barley and direct materials questions suit Fabiola Pasquel Chalini, Vice President, Direct Materials Procurement at Constellation Brands since 2025 after Procurement Sr Director, Direct Materials there (2021-2025). At AB InBev, Fabiola was Global Sourcing Director Malt & Barley NAMEX (2019-2020), Sr Director, Procurement Capex Mro (2016-2019) and Mexico Zone CAPEX Procurement Manager (2013-2016).
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Hanna Kim
LinkedInExperience: Global Sourcing Director, Global Procurement · AB InBev
Raw materials category strategy and sourcing is Hanna Kim's remit as Global Sourcing Director, Global Procurement at AB InBev since 2024. Hanna's earlier AB InBev roles were PPM & Analytics Director, APAC Procurement (2022-2024), Associate Director, APAC Procurement (2020-2021), Planning and Performance Manager, APAC Procurement (2019-2020) and Indirect Procurement Sr. Manager, BU East Asia (2017-2019), a fit for procurement performance tracking.
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Kevin Manning
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director - Ingredients Procurement and Beverage Procurement Ops. · Niagara Bottling
Ingredients buying is the fit for Kevin Manning, Sr. Director - Ingredients Procurement and Beverage Procurement Ops. at Niagara Bottling since 2024. Kevin's other Niagara roles were Sr. Director - Beverage Operations (2023-2026), Director Brand Manufacturing (2022-2023), Sr. Procurement Manager - Logistics (2021-2022) and Procurement Manager (2019-2021), and Kevin cites strategic sourcing, contract administration and P2P transformations.
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Mark Dawson
LinkedInExperience: Global Procurement Director · William Grant & Sons
Global Procurement Director at William Grant & Sons since 2020, Mark Dawson was Director Of Procurement at Britvic plc (2016-2020) and Group Procurement Director at Hain Celestial UK (2012-2015). Mark also held Indirect Procurement IT Operations Manager (Interim) at bp (2011-2012) and Group Procurement Programme Manager at Adelie Foods Limited (2008-2011), and cites source to pay, sustainability, tendering and contracting work.
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Mark Johnston
LinkedInExperience: Former Global Head of Procurement · Suntory Beverage & Food
Since 2026, Mark Johnston has been Global Head of Procurement at Suntory Beverage & Food, after Global Procurement Head - Raw Materials there (2025-2026). Mark was a Procurement Consultant at Mark J Johnston Consulting (2022-2024), and at The HEINEKEN Company was Procurement Director (Europe & Americas) (2021) and Procurement Director (Europe) (2015-2021), a fit for raw materials and global procurement questions.
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Miklós Majzik
LinkedInExperience: Procurement Director CEE · Molson Coors Beverage Company
Miklós Majzik has been Procurement Director CEE at Molson Coors Beverage Company since 2022. Miklós was CPO - Sourcing Director at NADEC Foods (2021-2022), Supply Chain Director at Pure Beverages Industry Company ( PBIC ) (2020-2021) and Senior Procurement Manager - Strategic Sourcing at Almarai (2016-2018), so questions on regional procurement at Molson Coors fit.
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Molly Benz
LinkedInExperience: Director Sourcing & Supplier Management · Talking Rain Beverage Co®, makers of Sparkling Ice
At Talking Rain Beverage Co®, makers of Sparkling Ice, Molly Benz has been Director Sourcing & Supplier Management since 2022, after Senior Procurement Manager (2021-2022) and Sourcing Manager (2018-2021) there. At Starbucks, Molly was Sourcing Manager - Beverage (2018) and Sourcing Manager - Packaging (2017-2018), a fit for packaging and supplier management questions at a beverage brand.
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Rami Sammour
LinkedInExperience: Procurement Director Beverages- AQS and JICE, Pepsi Jordan · CBIH Beverages at Abdel Hadi Abdallah Al -Qahtani & Sons Pepsi Cola AQS & JICE
Rami Sammour has been Procurement Director Beverages- AQS and JICE, Pepsi Jordan at CBIH Beverages at Abdel Hadi Abdallah Al -Qahtani & Sons Pepsi Cola AQS & JICE since 2023. Rami was Procurement Director at Bank al Etihad (2017-2023), Senior Manager, Centralized Procurement Services at Saudi Industrial Beverages Co.- PepsiCo. bottler (2013-2017) and Purchasing Manager at PepsiCo (2010), and has held CIPP accreditation since 2015.
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Robert Hanshaw
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director of Procurement · Coca-Cola Consolidated
Robert Hanshaw has been Sr. Director of Procurement at Coca-Cola Consolidated since 2015, after Vice President Commodity Risk Management at The Coca-Cola Company (2010-2015) and Director Energy and Aluminum Risk Management at Coca-Cola Bottlers Sales and Services (2008-2010). Robert was also Group Manager - Energy at Nestle Business Services (2006-2008) and Corporate Price Risk Manager at CountryMark (1999-2006), the best fit here for commodity hedging.
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Choose the right perspective
For raw materials strategy, Fabiola Pasquel Chalini and Hanna Kim are the picks, and Robert Hanshaw for commodity risk. Mark Johnston, Mark Dawson and Brett Schleder hold global procurement titles, Kevin Manning fits ingredients and logistics, Molly Benz packaging and supplier management at a brand, and Rami Sammour or Miklós Majzik regional procurement.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you hedge aluminum can costs when bottling volumes are uncertain?
- 02What should a beverage brand look for in a co-packer contract before scaling a new product?
- 03How do you secure malt, barley or other crop ingredients after a poor harvest year?
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