ANZ Category Buyer Packaging

Danone; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

3pm finishes Fridays

Health and life insurance

Paid parental leave

Employee share plan

Performance reviews

Job summary

Danone ANZ is seeking an ANZ Category Buyer Packaging in Sydney on a 6-month fixed-term contract within the Cycles & Procurement team. You will drive the Dairy Packaging strategy for Australia and New Zealand, lead negotiations, support sourcing and productivity projects, and maintain pricing data in SAP.

You will collaborate across functions and manage supplier relationships while delivering cost and efficiency improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Management is required.
• Minimum five years of procurement experience, ideally packaging in FMCG.
• Strong packaging sourcing and supplier management experience.
• Experience in cross-functional project management.
• Ability to draft, review and negotiate supply contracts.
• Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute and support the Dairy Packaging category strategy.
• Lead packaging contract negotiations and manage contracts, tracking and approvals.
• Make supplier decisions considering liability, risk, payment terms, price, quality and delivery.
• Initiate and lead dual-sourcing and productivity projects locally.
• Support Innovation and Renovation packaging projects following PM processes.
• Build relationships with packaging suppliers and lead regular reviews.
• Prepare monthly supplier performance and price reports and rolling forecasts.
• Maintain SAP outline agreements with pricing and validity dates.
• Collaborate with Quality, Supply Chain, R&D, Finance and other teams.

Skills

Packaging sourcing

Supplier management

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Excel

SAP

MRP systems

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Management

Tools

SAP

MRP systems

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for ANZ Category Buyer Packaging to join our Cycles & Procurement team in Sydney on a 6-month fixed-term contract.

Reporting to the ANZ Category Manager Raws & Packs, you will help drive the Dairy Packaging strategy across Australia and New Zealand. You will lead packaging contract negotiations, support sourcing and productivity projects, partner with suppliers and cross-functional teams, and maintain accurate pricing and agreement information in SAP.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Develop, execute and support the Dairy Packaging category strategy.
• Lead packaging contract negotiations and manage contracts, tracking and approvals in line with the Global DOA Policy.
• Make supplier decisions with consideration for liability and risk, payment terms, price, quality and delivery performance.
• Initiate, lead and implement local dual-sourcing and productivity projects.
• Provide packaging workstream support for Innovation and Renovation projects, following the Danone F4G project management process.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with packaging suppliers and lead regular supplier reviews.
• Prepare monthly supplier performance and project reports, material price lists and rolling forecast price files.
• Maintain SAP outline agreements with current pricing and validity dates.
• Collaborate across Quality, Supply Chain, R&D, Finance, Manufacturing, Legal, Project Management, Regional Specification and Global Cycles & Procurement.

You are a commercially minded procurement professional with strong packaging sourcing and supplier management experience. You bring analytical thinking, sound judgement and a collaborative approach to negotiations, projects and stakeholder relationships.

Ideally, you will have:

• A bachelor's degree in Business or Management.
• Five years of procurement experience, ideally within FMCG, food, dairy or pharmaceutical packaging.
• Strong experience in packaging sourcing and supplier management.
• Demonstrated success in cross-functional project management.
• The ability to draft, review and negotiate supply contracts.
• Strong relationship management, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong numerical and analytical capability, with good planning and organisational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, plus experience using SAP or MRP systems.
• Project management experience, preferred but not essential.

We truly value our Danoners and strive to make their experience exceptional by creating a positive and fulfilling environment for everyone. Our unique benefits are designed to enhance lives and provide genuine value.

• A high-performing, collaborative team culture
• Flexible hybrid working
• Thank Danone it’s Friday, with 3pm finishes every Friday
• A diverse and inclusive work environment
• Personalised learning opportunities to set you up for success
• A competitive Total Reward package, including:
  • Health and life insurance benefits
  • 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave
  • Employee Share Subscription Plan after 12 months of service
  • Performance-related incentives and annual reviews

More about us

At Danone, we aim to inspire healthier and more sustainable eating and drinking practices, in line with our vision, Danone, One Planet. One Health.

Danone operates across Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters and Specialised Nutrition. Our portfolio includes well-known brands such as YoPRO, Activia, Aptamil and Karicare. Danone ANZ focuses on dairy and specialised nutrition products for infants and adults.

Within Specialised Nutrition, our nutritional solutions share the goal of supporting the health and wellbeing of vulnerable individuals, from pregnancy through to older age. Sustainability is central to our ambition to build a healthier future through food.

We proudly affirm that we are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Our ambition is to foster an inclusive and diverse workplace where all Danoners can bring their uniqueness and contribute to business results.

All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability.