Hoofddorp/Hybrid

Do you want to drive a category spend of €100M, with a significant impact to both the Top and Bottom lines for Water Business, First Diet and Specialized Nutrition divisions? Then apply now to be our next Global Buyer - Glass & Water Specialties Category! 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Enhance Collaboration: Strengthen collaboration between regional and local teams to ensure alignment and effective execution of the global strategy.
• Market Analysis: Continuously monitor market trends and technologies to stay ahead of industry changes and leverage new opportunities.
• Supplier Engagement: Develop strong relationships with suppliers to drive negotiations and ensure favorable terms.
• Sustainability Focus: Prioritize sustainability initiatives, including CO2 emission reduction and renewable energy usage, to align with Danone's One Planet, One Health vision.
• Efficiency Programs: Implement efficiency programs to optimize costs and improve productivity across the category.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify and manage risks to ensure business continuity and minimize disruptions.
• Benchmarking: Regularly benchmark against industry peers to identify best practices and areas for improvement.

As Global Buyer - Glass & Water Specialties Category you will work inside Bottling Solutions Team. Meet your future manager! You will be reporting to Armine Till, Global Manager of Preforms, Glass and Water Specialties. 

To excel in this role, you must possess strong financial modeling and analytical skills, along with negotiation and stakeholder management expertise. Additionally, you should be enthusiastic, open to new challenges, and have a hands-on mentality with a strategic business approach.

You also need: 

• 1-3 years of relevant procurement experience.
• Strong adaptation and relationship capabilities to gain credibility and efficiently network with different functions, as well as externally with suppliers.
• Strong agility and capacity to understand and navigate diverse situations.
• Great interpersonal skills, conflict management, influencing skills, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to challenge the status quo by exploring new models, technologies, and businesses. Curious, driven, and resilient to overcome obstacles and challenges.
• Equally comfortable with strategy building and attention to detail.
• Understanding of sustainability and driving impact through sourcing.

Working at Danone is a unique experience. It’s fast-paced and complex and, at times, it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities to learn and grow working with some of the best-known brands in the world, like Evian, Alpro, Nutricia, Activia and Nutrilon. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and entrepreneurial ideas to the table – the impact you could make might just surprise you. One Planet. One Health – BY YOU.

We’re proud to be a B-Corp certified company. That means we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we base our hiring decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.*

We Offer

It’s an exciting time to join Danone. And the best part? You’ll be supported to grow an impactful career that you can be proud of. Together, we’ll build a healthier world. All Danoners receive a complete package of benefits. This includes a competitive salary and yearly bonus, a premium free pension and great discounts on health insurance and Danone products. We understand the importance of flexibility and offer 30 days of annual leave (with the opportunity to purchase more) and a hybrid working environment, where you can work either from home or from one of our People Hubs in Hoofddorp, Utrecht, Rijswijk or Brussels.

What’s next?

It’s simple – hit the “apply” button before the application deadline of 29th April. Please note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close the job posting earlier than the stated deadline. In order to comply with GDPR we can’t process your personal data without your given consent, so please apply directly via  careers website. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you. Need more information? Please contact Camila Grosso, Talent Specialist via camila.grosso1@danone.com. 

* all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status

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