Country Procurement Buyer

GBfoods; Bellprat; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal allowance

Breakfasts

Corporate Gym

2 teleworking days/week

Flexible compensation

LinkedIn Learning

Free products of brands

English and cooking lessons

Job summary

GBfoods is seeking a Country Procurement Buyer to deploy Category Management strategies at the country level in Spain, working closely with Head Office and the Africa SBU. You will identify local sourcing opportunities, manage two Spanish manufacturing facilities, and drive supplier relationships, contracts, and KPI performance.

This role offers teleworking two days per week within a multicultural, growth-oriented environment.

Qualifications

• Local sourcing mapping and assessment to feed Cat Mat Strategy.
• Ability to deploy Category Management Strategies and act as SPoC with suppliers.
• Experience in local purchases including scouting, tendering, contracting and SRM.
• Management of local supplier KPI, risk and performance monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Vendor homologation and master data management in ERP for country level.
• Support efficiency improvement projects across procurement processes.
• Coordinate with Country Managers and Africa SBU to implement category plans.
• Contribute to local execution of product innovations and cost optimisations.

Skills

Sourcing

Category Management

ERP

Supplier Relationship Mgmt

Negotiation

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

At GBfoods we offer culinary solutions in several countries of Europe and Africa with prestigious leading local brands, including Jumbo, Gallina Blanca, Erasco, Gino, Liebig, Star, Bama, D&L, Grand'Italia and Blå Band, among others.

Our Purpose “Celebrating local flavours” is to empower and take care of each of the local communities we belong to and to bring out their authentic flavours. Some of our local brands have been in consumers' kitchens for over a century and have positioned themselves as authentically loved brands, as well as deeply rooted parts of the local culture.

Today, with a turnover of around 1,4 billion euros and a team of around 3.600 people, we are the preferred choice of millions of consumers.

We are currently looking for a passionate and talented individual to join our team as a Country Procurement Buyer. In this role, the incumbent will be responsible for ensuring the effective deployment of Category Management strategies at country level, working closely with Category Managers at Head Office and the Africa Strategic Business Unit. The selected candidate will also identify and develop local sourcing opportunities to maximize business performance and serve as the procurement buyer for our two manufacturing facilities in Spain.

Main responsibilities:

• Local sourcing mappingand assessment to feed and enrich Cat Mat Strategy.
• Guarantee theefficient deployment of Category Management Strategiesacting as main SPoC with suppliers in execution phase.
• Responsible for local purchases not being manage at Cat Man levelincludingscouting, tendering,contractingand Supplier Relationship Mgmt.
• Responsible for MaterialTCOandbudgeting.
• Manage Supplier Relationship Management of Local suppliers (performance including KPI on level of service, risk monitoring).
• Vendor homologation,masterdata management in ERPfor all the categories at country level.
• Boostefficiency projects.
• Manageexecution of Innovation.

What can you expect from us?

This is a great opportunity to join a big team in a multicultural and modern environment. We foster innovation and team work, and we care for health and sustainability, which is at the center of our strategy. At GBfoods we don’t just accept our differences but we fully support and celebrate them. You will be able to grow and develop your skills and career in a consolidated company in the industry and also enjoy all our benefits!

• Meal allowance
• Breakfasts
• Corporate Gym
• 2 teleworking days/week
• Flexible compensation
• LinkedIn Learning
• Free products of our brands
• English and cooking lessons

And more!