Senior Buyer in Logistics
Requisition ID: 8223
About You
Passionate about the Sodas' world, particularly within the logistics environment, and you have a certain appetite for working in a company whose procurement team strategy is centralized around sustainability. You know how to be agile and reactive to answer your Business needs. You have strong competencies to develop market knowledge expertise to drive best procurement operations and you know how to optimize quality, cost, and service performance of the suppliers.
Job Responsibilities
Logistics in Suntory Beverage and Food includes warehousing, transport, pallets, and forklifts for a total spend of 160m euros per year in all Europe, as well as c.100 suppliers and a team of 3 people.
In that context, as Logistics Senior Buyer, you are part of the Industrial Procurement Team (10 people). You will daily work on 3 areas:
Stakeholder Relations: Your role includes creating long-lasting relations with your internal and external stakeholders. As a Business Partner on logistics, you will business partner on logistics for the GB & Spanish markets (ie 65m euros spend), from searching new sourcing to tendering and embedding strong relationships with the new suppliers. You will work closely with European Operations, Finance, and Legal teams, developing the specification/brief, negotiating with suppliers, preparing sourcing cases for decision-making, contract management, and looking for new opportunities and efficiencies in the categories you will manage, including reducing our carbon footprint to meet 2030 Suntory Group objectives.Logistics Strategy Management: You will manage the logistics strategy with regards to your perimeter in terms of purchasing. That means you will maintain and improve an efficient outbound logistics network in continental Europe, in collaboration with various cross-functional stakeholders.Data and Continuous Improvement: Your data interest and desire to continue working in a continuous improvement and efficiency way will ensure your suppliers' delivery and service targets are fulfilled, good KPIs evolution, and you will develop an appropriate action plan with suppliers to drive better efficiency and effective risk management.You will ultimately contribute to driving team efficiency and defining best-in-class sourcing processes & tools.
About Us
Suntory is a Japanese company and the world's third biggest player in the drinks industry. We want to help manage our natural resources sustainably, creating harmony with nature and protecting our environment for the next generation.
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