Procurement Logistics Buyer

About the Role

About the position

We have an excellent opportunity available for an experienced Procurement logistics buyer to make a difference at Kraft Heinz. The procurement logistics buyer position lies within the European business unit. You’ll be working in a high performing team, alongside peers always trying to reach the next level. You’ll be reporting into Angel Martinez – Procurement logistics lead. Get ready for a lot of exposure to internal senior stakeholders. The delivery of the different sourcing strategies for different regions within the business units will be your primary responsibility. Procurement logistics within Kraft Heinz includes transportation, warehousing and repacking. You’re constantly looking for improvement activities within the procurement spectrum.

In brief, you are responsible for:

• Engage and help manage mid to executive-level clients and supplier relationships on an ongoing basis to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Support Sourcing and Category Management for a wide portfolio of complex and/or critical categories to Kraft Heinz.
• Establish and deliver performance goals for a portfolio of categories representing significant spend.
• Lead and execute various sourcing projects for supplier selection/optimization to implement Category Management vision and strategies.
• Manage Supplier Relationships and conducts Supplier Business Reviews – you will act as a high-level critical issue point for performance and risk Issues
• As part of Supplier Management, segments suppliers at category level
• Research and support in the development of the supplier base for specific categories
• Lead discussions with identified suppliers around long-term objectives and strategies, ongoing market trends, innovation and technology advances, and potential investment decisions
• Support major supplier issues and work with major partners to identify and drive resolution.
• Identify business needs at the sourcing and category project level in the following areas: Assurance of Supply, Quality, Service, Cost, and Innovation
• Support the development and growth of multi-year category vision and strategy based on data, insights, and business requirements.
• Build strong business relationships to increase influence over total category spend.
• Identify and support the evaluation of potential value generating projects based on complexity, resources, risk, time to implement, and estimated financial impact.
• Manage prioritized portfolio of projects for the category in the near and long term.
• Support and lead the supplier selection and RFx award process for assigned projects.
• Completes complex contracts in accordance with policies and processes; ability to apply competency across categories.
• Actively maintain strong understanding of category dynamics (current market, pricing, cost drivers, industry, and supplier variables) through trade groups, publications, etc. and communicates changes to business partners.
• Support Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) at the category level through collaboration with data analytics, accountable for measuring and reporting value delivery.
• Be an enabler for continuous process improvement and cost reduction.
• Ensure the strategic sourcing process is robustly applied to all sourcing projects.
• Collaborates with global procurement peers to ensure support of and alignment to the supported functions.

Qualifications

Please kindly note that you need to have an EU Working Permit (Orientation Year Visa not included) in order to proceed for this position.

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or operations management, finance, or related field. Candidates with equivalent related experience will be considered instead of a degree.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in indirect procurement, purchasing, strategic sourcing, or a related field. Commodity and price risk management experience is highly beneficial.
• Strong written, verbal, and analytical skills, as well as interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Ability to understand, organize, and communicate complex information in an easily understandable format tailored to a variety of audiences.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and have an understanding for source-to-pay tools (SAP, Ariba, etc.).

Professional Attributes

• Communication Skills – People are easily be exposed to senior management, no matter their level. Therefore, it’s important to have excellent interpersonal skills, to take care of all kinds of different collaborators.
• Confident / Ability to give pushback – We like people who are go getters and are not easily thrown off their game, not even when getting resistance.
• Commercial Sense – Always seeking for opportunities to expand your business and build more savings, while over delivering your targets.
• Analytical – We’re a very data driven company, making it crucial to be able to translate complex data into a simple solution with an analytical approach.
• Networking skills – You’re able to be interesting and interested in business conversations, motivating people to want to be in your network. The stronger the network you have, the more easily you can get things done. You, highly aware of that, are constantly expending your network.
• Team player – Achieving results is nice, but achieving results with the team is simply the best. Being a standout colleague means you’re sometimes a leader, sometimes a follower but always working towards the same common goal together with your teammates.

What we offer you

• An ambitious employer; we only want the best for you.
• A fast career track like only few other companies can match.
• A competitive salary and excellent bonus structure (above market); at KraftHeinz we strongly believe and live by ownership and meritocracy.
• A hybrid working model; because we believe the future of work is based on a building modern, adaptable, and agile workplace culture. 3 days from our office in Amsterdam and 2 days from home with additional 20 days per year to work from anywhere you want!
• Additional benefits such as Commuting Allowance, Hybrid Work Allowance & Reimbursements, Bicycle & Gym Discount Plan, Employee Assistance Program and Supplemental Health Insurance.
• A wide range of discounts with KraftHeinz’s partnerships on fashion, electronics, travels and many more!
• Last and not least; there are always room for new insights: If you have an idea, please let us know, and we can set it in action!

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.

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Kraft Heinz is a global food company with a delicious heritage. With iconic and emerging food and beverage brands around the world, we deliver the best taste, fun and quality to every meal table we touch. We’re on a mission to disrupt not only our own business, but the global food industry. A consumer obsession and unexpected partnerships fuel our progress as we drive innovation across every part of our company.

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