C&P PB Business partner Packs

As Procurement BP, you are responsible to optimize the packaging procurement performance to become more sustainable and efficient in your responsible sites. You will also minimize the supply and packaging supplier risk for the Plant Based factories. You will coordinate the communication between site short term and mid to long term demand planning supplier needs between the different planning teams and the central category packaging teams.

On top you will define and procure local site related packaging items.

You will report to theCycles & Procurementin Belgium and you have a strong link with the Operations, Planning and the Projects Managers.

To your responsibilities belong:

• Supply risk mitigation for packaging materials – ensure sufficient supply within set boundaries and improve the business continuity for the plant based packaging materials
  • [KPI: 80% security of supply of packs spec’s and 50% duplicated on spec’s]
• Efficiency project: participate and provide info for cross divisional category tenders, run your own tender locally, cease local optimization opportunities
  • [KPI build an annual plan to deliver 6% Raws & Packs productivity in alignment with raws colleagues and stakeholders, DPA, POM, R&I] – Currently packs being 3%
• Build the future: prepare the packaging financial budget yearly and build the project efficiency / sustainability pipeline together with the Productivity and BCP managers for plant based with the input of central procurement.
  • [KPI: Responsible to know/ understand the cups transition model and co-build scenario based on accurate numbers]
• Report to the business on market risk mitigations, mkt movements and important deviation vs budget and quarterly rolling FC. Act as a counter part of Finance
  • [update, maintain and communicate packaging impact and R&O on Alpro business monthly]
• Lead the local Supplier Relationship Management: reviewing supplier performance together with Call off and Quality on the top 5 packaging supplier - Measurement of supplier performance based on SLA / KPI’s
  • [KPI: HY2 review on main packaging suppliers like Tetra Pak, Greiner, Paccor, Westrock, DS Smith]
• Buying & Negotiating (Contracting & Sourcing for the local specific packaging not mandated to the central organization), small budget.
  • [KPI: look for your own opportunities and select, area of opportunity]
• Contract to pay activities: contracting follow up, pricing updates (models) and variance, claims
  • Compliance Ensure: compliance of buying activities (Dango, Danone reference), Participates in audits & initiatives to improve compliance
  • [KPI all contracts documented, signed and update on time – challenge ways of working where possible

Key Performance Indicators:

• Contract & Supplier Management
• Support Growth & Cost Efficiency activities
• Strategy on assigned portfolio

• You hold a Master’s degree, preferably in Procurement, Operations, R&I or another relevant subject.
• You have at least 2 years’ experience in an Operations / Procurement related role (Procurement, Buying, Purchasing, Tendering)
• You are fluent in English and Dutch and French
• Travel (supplier visits, plant visits, Central team visits)
• Knowledge of SAP is a plus
• Have good people skills and be communicative & stress resilient (Persuasion & Influencing, Result drive, building & maintaining relations, analytical capabilities, communication skills, Planning & Organisation, integrity)

Alpro, the European plant-based pioneer of Danone, brings health through food to as many people as possible by producing healthy, tasty plant-based food and drink in a way that respects the planet. One Planet. One Health.
Our delicious plant-based products are made from soya, almonds, hazelnuts, cashew, rice, oats or coconut.
We want to invite people to join the movement for a healthier world and thanks to our efforts to combine social and environmental goals with financial success, Alpro is B Corp certified.

Join our vibrant teams and feel the Alpro vibe of positivism and openness, collaboration and passion for quality.

We offer

We offer a challenging job in a bonded and passionate team with a result-oriented mindset. In a company that puts people first, you will be given every opportunity to develop together with the company, taking valuable in-service training courses in the process. Needless to say, your skills and efforts will be recompensed with an attractive salary and excellent benefits.

What’s next

Please apply online!