Sustainability Manager - Procurement

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Procurement Specialist to join our team with a strong focus on sustainability and achieving net-zero targets with our global suppliers. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing and optimizing our supply chain activities towards an ambitious net-zero goal.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Areas that play to your strengths

All the responsibilities we'll trust you with:

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• Reducing Supplier Carbon Footprint

In this role you'll assess suppliers' sustainability practices and carbon emissions to reduce our overall supply chain carbon footprint vs. net zero.

• Identifying sustainability assessment tools

Another part of your job will be to develop and implement sustainability assessment tools to evaluate and follow up on suppliers' sustainability performance.

• Collaboration and negotiating contract terms

As a member of our team you'll collaborate with the supplier responsible Category Managers, as well as other departments to integrate sustainability and net-zero objectives into their practices so to support net-zero raw procurement. You'll also push the supplier selection process and define and implement contract terms with suppliers to ensure they adhere to our net-zero objectives.

• Effectiveness and sustainability trends

Monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of the sustainability procurement strategy will be part of your responsibility as well as to engage in continuous learning to stay up to date with the latest sustainability trends and practices in procurement.

EXPERIENCE

Your areas of knowledge and expertise

that matter most for this role:

• Bachelor's degree in Food technology, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related.
• 7-10 years of professional experience in the field of Supply Chain or related area
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Analytical mindset
• Fluent in English, German is a plus
• Team player, self-motivated, goal-oriented, flexible, and able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Travel 20-30%