Packaging Buyer

About the Position

Key Responsibilities

• Responsibility for spend within the assigned categories
• Develop global strategies for the assigned categories with guidance from the Category Manager
• Ensure the global strategies support the greater Kerry business agenda
• Coordination of these strategies across the Regions and internal business units
• Custody of data validity and reporting within their categories
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Supplier and material strategy development
• Oversee supplier quality assurance for their category
• Ensure supplier compliance for required standards of business (Supplier Quality, Insurance, SEDEX, etc)
• Participate in & run negotiations
• Working Capital Management
• Design through to deploy for savings projects, supplier initiatives, category strategy
• Supplier Benchmarking
• E-Tendering
• Supplier workshops (Savings and New Product Development)

Experience/Requirements

• Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to integrate and work effectively with people at all levels, functions, and cultures
• Team-oriented with a flexible approach to working styles and management types
• Focused, results-oriented and able to challenge the status quo to achieve both the medium and long term KPI levels and the Global strategy
• Proven track record of taking initiative and delivering projects by partnering with other business functions, suppliers, and customers
• Uses mature judgment to balance the business and commercial implications of category sourcing decisions and competitor activity on the direction and development of the Global Group Purchasing and business strategy
• Clear focus on meeting task deadlines
• Strong numerical and data analysis ability in order to produce and interpret adhoc reports from raw data
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to operate within a virtual team
• Looking for a step-forward in their career to be exposed and mentored by a diverse team of Global Procurement Managers and with the goal to become a Procurement Manager in time
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time should the role require it
• Globally Mobile within medium-long term horizon

Remuneration Package

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