Category Buyer

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

 

•    Work Location:     1Powerhouse, PJ (5mins walk from MRT Bandar Utama)
•    Reporting Line:     Regional Category Director
•    Working Hours:     8.30am – 5.30pm

As a Category Buyer, you will be accountable for managing over €20 million in ingredient spend. Reporting to the Procurement Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for delivering value in a cost-effective and efficient manner while supporting the company’s growth strategy across the APMEA region. The role has primary responsibility for sourcing and supply activities, as well as supplier relationship management.

 

Key responsibilities

 

Sourcing and Supply:

• Procurement of Ingredients required by the Kerry APMEA in a timely, cost-effective
  manner to meet both internal and external customer requirements.
• Collaborates with the Global and Regional procurement team to set appropriate risk
  management and coverage strategies for Ingredients and executes the same in Kerry
  APMEA
• Develop and implement strategy for Key Ingredient Category.
• Responsible for the Quality of Raw Materials delivered to our factories and the
  effective and prompt resolution of any raw materials non-conformances and any Supplier Audit non-conformances.
• Raw Material supply lead-time management to ensure customer OTIF is met.
• Selection of best-in-class suppliers for Raw materials working with Regional Procurement team as appropriate.
• Works in partnership with Integrated Office functions (Supply Chain, Quality, Operations, and Engineering) to ensure all quality, costs, supply and sustainability goals are met.
• Implement sustainability practices across planning and implementation of tasks within this position that demonstrates social and environmental responsibility and help establish the organization as a sustainable leader.

 

Classified as General Business Manages performance management / measurement:

• Establishes Key Performance Indicator (KPI) measurement objectives that align with the Kerry APMEA Business objectives as well as the Procurement global functional objectives.
• Monitors, tracks and manages key performance against KPI’s to ensure targets are met.

 

Supplier relationship management and negotiations:

• Develops and maintains supplier relationships with key suppliers.
• Drives Innovation from our supply base to help support both our cost reduction objectives as well as revenue growth objectives.
• Measures and reports supplier performance to drive improvement.

 

Contract management:

• Ensures we have adequate contractual coverage on Raw Materials
• Drive e-Sourcing initiatives as part of the Procurement Digitalization Strate

 

Qualifications and skills

 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ Procurement / Purchasing experience with an impressive track record of accomplishments and continuous improvements.
• Hands-on experience in food Ingredients industry experience is preferred with experience in direct / soft commodity procurement experience
• A change agent - energized by making a difference and comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
• Results focused, service delivery mind-set and pragmatic approach.
• Commercial nous and natural focus on ROI, project and budget management and control.