Senior Buyer in Packaging (Caps & closures)

You are

Passionate about the Sodas' world, with 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.

The role

As a Senior Buyer in Packaging Caps & closures, you source and negociate Plastic and metal closures for our Markets in Europe. It also means to manage timing, quality, costs and sustainability in line with functional, business, region and Suntory objectives.

In that context, you drive and optimize the procurement of the subcategories, and you build and manage a supplier's panel.

You daily report your activity to the Procurement Category Manager.

Your activity will be based in 5 accountabilities:

Firstly, you will manage a budget and its cost optimisation. Based on that you will set budget standard prices for the subcategories & you will monitore purchase price variances; you will deliver financial targets for the portfolio through negociations activities and proactive optimization projects. Furthermore, you will drive negociations on all the terms and conditions and ensure appropriate reporting to the procurement management.

Then, you will work on market insights, strategies and development and business partnering. To do so, you will develop and implement strategies for most strategic categories; you will devleop and improve master strategy for other sub-categories and you will do regular follow up market evolution to identify new risks & opportunitites.

Thirdly, you will work on compliance, supplier performance and risk management. That will include to prepare and contribute proactively to suppliers' regular reviews, to maintain risk analysis, develop framework agreements, drive continuous improvement, etc.

Also, you will work on continuous improvement, innovation and sustainability. You will be an active member of procurement - R&D and Marketing community. You will define and monitor a pipeline of value optimization ideas, you will proactively support the organisation to progress on sustainable sourcing strategy, you will engage and pilot suppliers ESG compliance and contribution to our objectives in Europe, etc.

Finally, you will work on Global sourcing and drive the activity; you will advise on strategy and best suppliers options using Market knowledge expertise, etc.

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

University degree level, technical, economical or with a procurement specialization.

Purchasing experience of at least 5 years.

IT tools: excel, ppt, etc.

Languages: fluent in English, French. Spanish is a plus

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.