Procurement specialist

Country Procurement Buyer 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.

We are looking for a passionate and talented individual to join our team as Country Procurement Buyer , who will be responsible for ensuring efficient Category Management Strategy deployment at country level, working jointly with Category Managers at Head Office and Africa Strategic Business Unit as well as detecting local sourcing opportunities to maximize the business performance.

Local sourcing mapping and assessment to feed and enrich Cat Mat Strategy

Guarantee the efficient deployment of Category Management Strategies acting as main SPoC with suppliers in execution phase

Responsible for local purchases not being manage at Cat Man level including scouting, tendering, contracting and Supplier Relationship Mgmt

Responsible for Material TCO and budgeting

Manage Supplier Relationship Management of Local suppliers (performance including KPI on level of service, risk monitoring)

Vendor homologation, master data management in ERP for all the categories at country level

Boost efficiency projects

Experience : 5 years' experience in a similar position within a Direct Materials Procurement and Packaging function. Fluency in English and French

SAP knowledge desirable

Valuable knowledge in packaging

2 teleworking days / week

~ Free products of our brands

~ English and cooking lessons