LOTUS BAKERIES CORPORATE NV
Corporate Buyer Raw Materials(m/w/x)
Full-timeOn-siteSenior
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BABarry Callebaut
Category Manager Packaging(m/w/x)
Zürich
Full-timeOn-siteSenior
Nejo AI Summary
Procuring corrugated, plastic film, bags, pallets, FIBCs, jute bags, and labels for a global chocolate manufacturer. 8+ years' experience in packaging procurement required. Responsibility over multiple sites, English and French mandatory.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- English and French mandatory, additional languages an asset
- Responsibility over multiple sites
- Experience within Manufacturing or FMCG industry
- 8+ years professional experience, 5+ years Procurement/Sourcing experience in packaging category buyer role (corrugated, plastic film and bags, pallets, plastic bags, FIBCs, jute bags, labels)
- Experience using SAP
- Strategic thinking, creative thinking, driving innovation
- Strong communication skills, written and verbal
- Ability to confer with stakeholders at highest levels
- Influential and tenacious
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Self-motivated, adaptable, independent work, strong team-player
- Ability to prioritize and multitask in fast moving environment
- Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines
- High ethics and integrity standards
Tasks
- Procure packaging materials at optimal value
- Balance quality, cost, and delivery
- Prepare and implement sourcing category strategy
- Collaborate with category buyers and Packaging Sourcing Director
- Develop annual savings target and budget
- Ensure up-to-date savings tracking
- Conduct spend and market analysis
- Identify process and sourcing enhancement opportunities
- Manage procurement process for assigned materials
- Organize and evaluate bid proposals
- Negotiate best price, terms, and conditions
- Develop and update category planning
- Communicate changes in supplier and industry landscape
- Manage risk, capacity, and contingency plans
- Maintain supplier relationships and performance
- Support productivity, cash flow, and supplier reduction projects
- Engage in supplier compliance and innovation projects
- Drive continuous improvement in processes and systems
- Participate in sourcing and category management discussions
- Provide category expertise and ensure cross-functional alignment
- Lead strategic sourcing for packaging
- Improve transactional buying process
- Assist Supply Chain with supply issues
- Manage quality complaints and supplier claims
- Update SAP system with supplier information
- Execute transactional tasks in SAP
- Initiate and follow through supplier creation and maintenance
- Ensure contractual terms with suppliers
- Integrate suppliers operationally
- Collect and approve samples
- Monitor contract implementation
- Handle special projects as needed
Work Experience
- 8 years
Education
- Bachelor's degree
Languages
- English – Native
- French – Native
Tools & Technologies
- SAP
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Category Manager Packaging(m/w/x)
Zürich
Full-timeOn-siteSenior
Nejo AI Summary
Procuring corrugated, plastic film, bags, pallets, FIBCs, jute bags, and labels for a global chocolate manufacturer. 8+ years' experience in packaging procurement required. Responsibility over multiple sites, English and French mandatory.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- English and French mandatory, additional languages an asset
- Responsibility over multiple sites
- Experience within Manufacturing or FMCG industry
- 8+ years professional experience, 5+ years Procurement/Sourcing experience in packaging category buyer role (corrugated, plastic film and bags, pallets, plastic bags, FIBCs, jute bags, labels)
- Experience using SAP
- Strategic thinking, creative thinking, driving innovation
- Strong communication skills, written and verbal
- Ability to confer with stakeholders at highest levels
- Influential and tenacious
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Self-motivated, adaptable, independent work, strong team-player
- Ability to prioritize and multitask in fast moving environment
- Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines
- High ethics and integrity standards
Tasks
- Procure packaging materials at optimal value
- Balance quality, cost, and delivery
- Prepare and implement sourcing category strategy
- Collaborate with category buyers and Packaging Sourcing Director
- Develop annual savings target and budget
- Ensure up-to-date savings tracking
- Conduct spend and market analysis
- Identify process and sourcing enhancement opportunities
- Manage procurement process for assigned materials
- Organize and evaluate bid proposals
- Negotiate best price, terms, and conditions
- Develop and update category planning
- Communicate changes in supplier and industry landscape
- Manage risk, capacity, and contingency plans
- Maintain supplier relationships and performance
- Support productivity, cash flow, and supplier reduction projects
- Engage in supplier compliance and innovation projects
- Drive continuous improvement in processes and systems
- Participate in sourcing and category management discussions
- Provide category expertise and ensure cross-functional alignment
- Lead strategic sourcing for packaging
- Improve transactional buying process
- Assist Supply Chain with supply issues
- Manage quality complaints and supplier claims
- Update SAP system with supplier information
- Execute transactional tasks in SAP
- Initiate and follow through supplier creation and maintenance
- Ensure contractual terms with suppliers
- Integrate suppliers operationally
- Collect and approve samples
- Monitor contract implementation
- Handle special projects as needed
Work Experience
- 8 years
Education
- Bachelor's degree
Languages
- English – Native
- French – Native
Tools & Technologies
- SAP
Find the original job posting in its most current version here. Nejo automatically captured this job from the website of Barry Callebaut and processed the information on Nejo with the help of AI for you. Despite careful analysis, some information may be incomplete or inaccurate. Please always verify all details in the original posting! Content and copyrights of the original posting belong to the advertising company.
About the Company
Barry Callebaut
Industry
Food
Description
The company is the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, committed to sustainability.
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