Senior Buyer in Logistics

About you

Passionate about the Sodas' world, in partucular within the logistics environment and you have a certain appetite of working in a company whose procurement team strategy is centralized around sustainability.

You know how to be agile and reactive to answer to your Business needs.

You have strong competences to develop market knowledge expertise to drive best procurement operations and you know how to optimize quality, cost and service performance of the suppliers.

Job Responsibilities

Logistics in Suntory Beverage and Food includes warehousing, transport, pallets and forklifts for a total spend of 160m euros per year in all Europe, as well as c.100 suppliers and a team of 3 people. In that context, as Logistics Senior Buyer, you are part of the Industrial Procurement Team (10 people). You will daily work on 3 areas.

Firstly, you role includes to create long-lasting relations with your internal and external Stackholders. As a Business Partner on logistics, you will business partner on logistics for the GB & Spanish markets (ie 65m euros spend), from searching new sourcing, to tendering and embedding strong relationship with the new supplier. You will work closely with European Operations, Finance and Legal teams, developing the specification/brief, negotiating with suppliers, preparing sourcing cases for decision making, contract management but also looking for new opportunities and efficiencies in the categories you will manage, including reducing our carbon footprint to meet 2030 Suntory Group objectives.

You will manage the logistics strategy with regards to your perimeter in terms of purchasing. That means you will maintain and improve an efficient outbound logistics network in continental Europe, in collaboration with various cross functional stackholders. Furthermore, your interest to understand the Supply Chain functionment will help you to create your logistics category. Finally, you will have the opportunity to work in English since you will lead one or two European categories building the strategic plan, influencing and implementing it while monitoring its impacts.

Then, your data interest and volonty to continue working in a continuous improvement and efficiency way will be the opportunity to ensure your suppliers delivery and service targets fulfilled, good KPIs evolution and you will develop appropriate action plan with suppliers to drive better efficiency and effective risk management. You will ultimately contribute to driving team efficiency and defining best in class sourcing processes & tools.

About us

Suntory is a Japanese company and the world’s third biggest player in the drinks industry. We want to help manage our natural resources sustainably, creating harmony with nature and protecting our environment for the next generation.  We minimise our environmental impact through the whole product lifecycle; sourcing, manufacturing, packaging, distributing, selling, recycling, and managing post-consumer waste.  Our strong belief is Growing for Good means that we will keep working together to improve our environment.  We wouldn’t achieve what we do without our people who are at the heart of everything we do. Our people unleash their spirit daily, they craft exceptional drinks, and they fuel our Growth.

Your future with us

Joining Suntory isn’t just about taking on a role, it’s about embarking on a career journey. You have the opportunity to work with talented, inspiring and authentic leaders and have the freedom to dream big and go for it (Yatte Minahare). At Suntory you’ll find a supportive work environment that values work life balance and that will help you realise your full potential and grow for good. Our People and Culture team are a team that genuinely care about creating a great experience for our employees and we would love you to be part of it.

Skills and Experience

What you bring to the table 
•    Strong analytical and project management skills 
•    Team player that thrives in cross cultural teams
•    Autonomous and with excellent communication skills, able to connect with remote-based teammates and stakeholders at all hierarchical level
•    Purchasing/and or supply chain experience 
•    Agility and solution driven mindset, always finding new opportunities and curious 
•    Fluent in English and Spanish; French is a plus 
•    Travelling will be involved to be close to the GEMBA 

Our Comittment

At Suntory, we greatly appreciate the value that diverse knowledge, perspectives, and backgrounds can bring. Our colleagues from a wide range of cultures, lifestyles, and experiences contribute significantly to our collective success. We understand that our candidates all have unique career trajectories and experiences, and this can sometimes deter you from applying for a role if you don’t feel that you meet all the criteria. If you believe that you have relevant skills and experience that you feel could benefit us, we would love to know what unique perspectives and experience you can bring to help make us better, together in a company that is committed to Growing for Good and Giving Back to Society.

Our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based on the skills and competencies of the above role. We are committed to and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our recruitment process and do not discriminate based on gender, race or ethnic background, class, economic status, disability status, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, marital status or any other protected characteristic. We want to ensure that our interview process is as inclusive as possible. If you require any reasonable accommodation as part of the process, do not hesitate to let your recruiter know who will be happy to help.