Hoofddorp/Hybrid

As Senior Buyer Packaging Specialties, you will join the Global Cycles & Procurement team and play a key role in managing a global portfolio with a strong focus on Big Bags and Specialty Packaging supporting Danone's Specialized Nutrition business.

You will be responsible for driving procurement strategies, supplier performance, business continuity, sustainability initiatives, and cross-functional projects across multiple regions and manufacturing sites. This role requires close collaboration with factories, global suppliers, Operations, Quality, R&I, Supply Chain, and Procurement teams worldwide.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the global category strategy for Big Bags and Specialty Packaging (spend is ~50m€), balancing security of supply, sustainability, innovation, and cost competitiveness.
• Lead supplier qualification, validation and harmonization initiatives across multiple factories, creating standardized ways of working, increasing resilience, and capturing efficiency opportunities.
• Drive cross-functional category projects across manufacturing plants, Supply Chain, Quality, R&I and Operations, ensuring successful delivery of business priorities and category objectives.
• Lead strategic supplier relationship management, building strong partnerships with global suppliers while driving performance, innovation, and long-term value creation.
• Ensure continuity of supply and operational excellence by proactively managing risks, developing contingency plans, and collaborating closely with manufacturing sites and suppliers to resolve operational challenges.
• Deliver productivity, sustainability and innovation programs, identifying opportunities that support Danone's growth ambitions while advancing the company's packaging and circularity agenda.

You will be part of the Cycles & Procurement team-based in Hoofddorp. You will be report to Deyvid Ivanov, Global C&P Manager - Specialty Packaging.

At Danone we are committed to our mission “bringing health, through food to as many people as possible”. Working together to make sure that our brands, like Hipro, Nutricia, Alpro, Activia, Nutrilon and Evian, create real benefits for people, communities and the planet. You will be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world.

Cycles & Procurement is right at the heart of making the Danone vision One Planet. Through what and how we source, we shape the world in which we operate & we build the future for Danone. With our Cycles we protect and secure our key resources (Milk, Water and Plastic) & we take a strategic approach to Procurement to support the business and social agenda of Danone. We secure competitive, sustainable resources, seek innovative solutions, and partner up with suppliers aligned to our vision.

We offer:

The salary range for this role is €85.000 – €95.000  gross annually (including 8% holiday allowance).  Your final offer will reflect your skills and experience while also ensuring alignment with our internal equity and salary framework.

All Danoners receive a comprehensive benefits package, including a yearly bonus, a premium-free pension, 30 days of annual leave with the option to purchase more, and a monthly healthcare allowance. We also support your wellbeing through gym discounts and initiatives focused on nutrition, physical, and mental health. To help you keep growing, we offer continuous learning opportunities, including workshops, online courses, and training sessions.

What's next:

It’s simple – hit the “apply” button. The application deadline will be on the 3rd of August. In order to comply with GDPR we can’t process your personal data without your given consent, so please apply directly via this website. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you.

Need more information? Please contact Anna Anitova, Senior Talent Manager anna.anitova@danone.com.

* all applications will be considered for a vacancy without discrimination based on ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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