Job Overview
We are looking for a Junior Strategic Procurement Manager to support our Beverage Procurement department. In this position, you’ll be responsible for tertiary packaging material and will thereby strongly influence the cost structure of Red Bull beverages.
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%
JOIN THE TEAM
Got what it takes?
In your application we want to see your personal style – what makes you tick and why you think your next opportunity is here with us.
As an employer, we value diversity and support people in developing their potential and strengths, realizing their ideas and seizing opportunities. The job advertisement is aimed at all people equally, regardless of age, skin colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or origin. Due to legal reasons we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary according to the collective agreement for this position, which is € 1.848,00 gross per month. However, our attractive compensation package is based on market-oriented salaries and is therefore significantly above the stated minimum salary.
