Job Overview
RESPONSIBILITIES
Areas that play to your
strengths
All the responsibilities we’ll trust you with:
SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT
As Junior Strategic Procurement Manager, you’ll foster a beneficial relationship with packaging suppliers in the multi-party scenario of packaging supplier, co-packer and Red Bull. In addition to that, you’ll be responsible for identifying and qualifying potential new strategic packaging suppliers in order to optimize availability and cost of products and services.
ANALYSIS OF MARKET TRENDS
It will be one of your tasks to monitor and analyse (market) trends in packaging material and identify areas for potential improvements and savings.
NEGOTIATE CONTRACTS AND IDENTIFY RISKS
In this role, you’ll negotiate pricing, terms, and conditions of contracts with packaging suppliers. Moreover, you’ll identify potential risks associated with a supplier and apply strategies to mitigate them to maintain a stable supply chain. Another part of your role will be to track savings and other benefits that procurement brings to the organization. Lastly, you’ll support on operational procurement tasks (primary packaging).
Experience
Your areas of knowledge and expertise
That matter most for this role:
- 1-3 years of experience in Procurement
- Experience in packaging desirable
- Understanding of state-of-the-art procurement processes
- Excellent analytical skills, thorough way of working
- Experienced in working within a fast-paced environment within a global organization
- Working Knowledge of contracts
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- SAP experience desirable
- Profound negotiation skills
- Degree in Procurement or Business Administration, or proven experience on the job
- Fluent in English, German is considered a plus
- Travel up to 10%