Senior Buyer

Who We Are

Suntory is a fast moving, agile and entrepreneurial business that is home to some of the nation’s most loved brands. The Suntory Group is one of the largest soft drinks companies and among the world’s leading consumer products companies. We offer a uniquely diverse portfolio of beverages enjoyed by millions across the globe

About your role

As our Senior Buyer you will drive and optimize the procurement of an Ingredients portfolio of about 30 million Euros for 4 Markets, while exploiting the successful management of vendor relationships to maximize the full value chain for the business and driving the innovation platform with suppliers, in line with functional, business, region & Suntory objectives.  

What You'll Do

Accountability 1 : Market insights & strategies improvement  

Strategy definition and implementation: from need analysis to negotiation and implementation 

Follow up market evolutions regularly to identify new risks & opportunities  

Bring & promote proactively to stakeholders relevant market information & innovations 

Accountability 2 : Quality & risk management 

Maintain adequate Supplier relationship Management (SRM)

Support and improvement of Supplier evaluation analysis for the Flavours category 

Quality support and risk mitigation (risk analysis & multisourcing implementation)

For selected strategic suppliers, sign regional legal framework agreements & register them in the system 

Accountability 3 : Sustainability & Innovation 

Support sustainable sourcing through various initiatives (Sedex evaluation + Agromaterials sourcing…) 

Support / Participate to inno day organization (collect trend, support R&D pipeline…) 

Be an active member of Procurement – R&D – Marketing community  

Accountability 4 : Budget & cost optimisation / Performance reporting 

 Build, structure & organize multiple tenders 

Come up & follow a pipeline of Cost Out – Value In ideas 

Drive negotiations on all the terms & conditions including prices review with a TCO approach 

Set budget standard prices for his/her subcategories & follow purchase price variances all over the year 

Accountability 5 : Transversal mission : 

Contribute to transversal projects or initiatives supporting Procurement function efficiency, performance or strategic evolution

Spread knowledge of his/her category among the rest of the Procurement community 

What's in it for you

Suntory is a fast moving, agile and entrepreneurial business that is home to some of the nations most loved brands. The Suntory Group is one of the largest soft drinks companies and among the world’s leading consumer products companies. We offer a uniquely diverse portfolio of beverages enjoyed by millions across the globe

What You need to be successful

University degree level required technical or economical (specialization in procurement preferably),

Purchasing/supply chain experience  

Excellent relationship and communication abilities 

Comfortable with Excel and PowerPoint 

Fluent in English, French and/or Spanish are a plus

Work with and meet critical deadlines with good planning and organization 

Procurement operations & negotiation  

Team player, Cross-cultural spirit  

Excellence in analysis  

Our DEI Commitment

At Suntory, we recognize that diverse knowledge, perspectives, and backgrounds contribute to our collective success. We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all individuals can bring their whole selves to work every day, regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or any other protected characteristic.

Our recruitment and selection processes are designed to highlight what Suntory offers as an employer while allowing candidates to share their unique skills and experiences. We understand that career trajectories vary, and if you believe your experience/background can benefit our team, we encourage you to apply. We endeavor to make our interview process as inclusive as possible and offer reasonable accommodations as needed. Together, we can cultivate a workplace where everyone can thrive and propel our mission of Growing for Good.