- Opportunity to strategically drive end-to-end business value in our Category - Indirects team
- Flexible work arrangement - 3 days in office, 2 days remote
- Location: Melbourne CBD, Victoria
Unlock Your Potential as a Senior Buyer - Indirects at Kraft Heinz!
Are you a strategic procurement leader looking to drive transformation and deliver innovative solutions that drive business value? Do you want to join a global organisation that's committed to evolving its procurement function? We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Buyer to join our ANJ Category Management Team, where you'll facilitate strategy development and execution, sourcing, and supplier partnership for a designated portfolio, and contribute to global strategies that drive competitive advantage for Kraft Heinz.
The Company
The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. Our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands.
Key position responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Develop and implement local Procurement Category Strategies and support the development of global strategies.
- Execute Procurement Category Strategy project pipeline, including creation of sourcing strategies, internal needs assessment, market assessment, management of sourcing events (RfX), leading negotiations, supplier selection, and contracting/contract approval cycles.
- Build and maintain market intelligence to understand cost drivers, inflation development, market dynamics, and opportunities for innovation or other business benefit.
- Work with local and global stakeholders to collate and align mid-and-long-term strategies based on business needs and strategic objectives
- Define and manage annual ESG and productivity projects related to category goods/services in collaboration with Procurement Operations team and functional counterparts
- Lead supplier relationship management (SRM) and supplier development programs in partnership with key stakeholders and strategic suppliers to deliver on strategic agenda and drive competitive advantage for the business
- Measure and manage Procurement category performance against business needs
About you:
- Proven experience in a similar role, preferably within a manufacturing/industrial environment.
- Experience in managing commercial, IT and corporate services will be highly regarded.
- Tertiary qualified, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Proficient in Excel and business procurement systems
- Proven experience in managing and executing procurement category strategies, leading RFX and negotiations, contract development and execution, stakeholder engagement and supplier relationship management.
- Strong analytical skills, confident in problem-solving, with a commercial and entrepreneurial mindset.
- Ability to work with local and global stakeholders to drive business growth, innovation, and sustainability
- Experience in managing spend under management, category complexity, and supplier performance to deliver commercial impact
Benefits of working with us
- Hybrid Working - Flexibility around when and where you work
- Pay for Performance - industry leading variable compensation offerings tied to company and individual performance on top of a competitive base salary package
- Parental Leave - paid time off for both primary AND secondary caregivers
- Leave Options - Purchased leave, volunteer leave and LiveWell leave programs to give you even more flexibility to plan your life and spend time on causes that matter
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- Great Place to Work certification in Australia and New Zealand
- In House Training Programs
- Corporate Discount Programs
Ready to make an Impact?
If you're a results-driven procurement professional, a collaborative team player, and passionate about delivering value, we want to hear from you. We will review applications on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close this job posting at any time.
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Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
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What We Do
Kraft Heinz is a global food company with a delicious heritage.
With iconic and emerging food and beverage brands around the world, we deliver the best taste, fun and quality to every table we touch.
We’re on a mission to disrupt not only our own business, but the global food industry. A consumer obsession and unexpected partnerships fuel our progress as we drive innovation across every part of our company.
Around the world, our people are connected by a culture of ownership, agility and endless curiosity. We also believe in being good humans, who are working to improve our company, communities, and planet.
We’re proud of where we’ve been – and even more thrilled about where we’re headed – as we nourish the world and lead the future of food.
Why Work With Us
We believe that great people make great companies, and we’re growing something great here at Kraft Heinz.
Operating in over 20 global markets, across 9 functions, no matter your career goals, we have a seat at the table for you.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We also believe providing a more flexible and agile model is essential in today’s workplace. A majority of our office-based employees will be able to work remotely for up to two days each week.
