Global Category Senior Buyer Capex Process & Automation

Procurement at Danone

About the job

Hoofddorp/Hybrid

For this position, you will be part of the End-to-End Packaging Cycle organization, within the Global Capex Manufacturing & Co-Manufacturing Category team, managing around 3 bn€ spends.

This role will have a strong interface with the central and regional engineering teams in order to ensure adequation between product characteristics and technologies. This role will be in charge to articulate the company sourcing strategy based on business need and supplier/technologies within the market or in development, with a strong focus on innovation from a technical standpoint.

The 3 main missions of this position are:

• Support the top line growth, through time to market, RoIC, quality and food safety compliancy, product development by technology and agile manufacturing program,
• Drive cash growth, through Capex productivity and payment terms optimization,
• Drive bottom line growth, through Opex productivity on new machines or installed equipment.

As Global Category Senior Buyer Capex Process & Automation your role will be to:

• Give vision of your portfolio ambition
  • Translate the business strategies, by building and leading the Capex Process & Automation strategy and policies,
  • Establish and deliver, together with your stakeholders, one Capex Process & Automation sourcing approach, contributing to the performance of each BU,
• Prepare the future of the Company
  • Investigate, promote, and co-develop new technology solutions answering new business needs and sustainability trends,
  • Contribute to the new suppliers capabilities development. Select suppliers, source, negotiate and execute contracts. This also includes simplifying and harmonizing the way we work with suppliers,
• Act as a business partner
  • Drive an active Supplier Relationship Management within your sourcing ecosystem, manage and support the strategic projects for the Company, together with the Regions, and stakeholders,
  • Leverage sourcing expertise to identify and increase savings opportunities, leading initiatives to improve the TCO of the installed base (performance, energy & water consumption, maintenance, spare parts)
• Animate and support the network
  • Provide methods and tools to improve the efficiency of our processes, and make sure the C&P Capex/Manufacturing network is compliant with those processes
  • Monitor category performance, total costs, security of Operational supply, contract coverage of the category, supporting productivity and cash&flow requirement

You will work in close collaboration with Central Engineering, Research & Innovation, Operations, Quality, other global & regional Procurement Teams for Dairy, Plant Based and Specialized Nutrition categories.

Meet your future manager! You will report to Erman CELIK, You will report to the Global Category Capex Process & Automation Manager.

About you

To become successful in this position :

• You have an engineering background (mechanical/electrical) and relevant professional experiences in procurement (minimum 7 years), ideally in FMCG or chemical industries.
• You have a good technical understanding of the manufacturing technologies, especially the process technologies.
• You display customer-centric behavior, with proven experience in pro-actively challenging the status quo and engage your stakeholders. You also have the capability to listen, understand constraints, and take decision without all the information needed.
• You feel at ease in diverse and multi-cultural environments. You are praised for being a rapid thinker and innovative solution-oriented. You display pragmatism and can apply a strategic approach to business (helicopter view).
• Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills to navigate complex organizational landscapes.
• You are tenacious and able to champion the vision of the organization, with a strong appetite to drive continuous improvement. You bring high energetic with a positive, solution-oriented outlook.
• You are fluent in English.
• You're willing to travel, once the situation allows.

About Danone

At Danone we are committed to our mission “bringing health, through food to as many people as possible”. Working together to make sure that our brands, like Hipro, Nutricia, Alpro, Activia, Nutrilon and Evian, create real benefits for people, communities and the planet. You will be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world.

Cycles & Procurement is right at the heart of making the Danone vision One Planet. Through what and how we source, we shape the world in which we operate & we build the future for Danone. With our Cycles we protect and secure our key resources (Milk, Water and Plastic) & we take a strategic approach to Procurement to support the business and social agenda of Danone. We secure competitive, sustainable resources, seek innovative solutions, and partner up with suppliers aligned to our vision.

We offer:

All Danoners receive a complete package of benefits. This includes a competitive salary and yearly bonus, a premium free pension, 30 days of annual leave (with the opportunity to purchase more) and you will receive a monthly health care allowance. In addition, you can get discount on your gym membership, and we offer initiatives focused on nutrition, physical, and mental health. We provide continuous learning opportunities through workshops, online courses and training sessions.

Need more information? Please contact Anna Anitova, anna.anitova@danone.com.

* all applications will be considered for a vacancy without discrimination based on ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.