Corrugated Portfolio Optimization Manager
The Corrugated Portfolio Optimization Manager reports to the Senior Category Manager Corrugated Packaging and will ideally be based in Slough UK, Düsseldorf/Köln, DE or Doetinchem, NL.
Are you someone who thrives as part of a team? Do you want the chance to grow and develop a career in a fast-moving food business that is passionate about sustainability? Calling procurement talents with an entrepreneurial spirit and an international profile. Are you the special success factor we need for our Procurement team?
Intersnack has become one of Europe’s leading savory snacks producers by creating ‘happy snacking moments’ in people’s lives. This puts us, the Intersnack Procurement Team, in an excellent position with an exciting buying portfolio and truly international teamwork.
Successful and growing, our turnover in 2022 was over €3.5bn. Being privately owned, we can operate our business with a long-term view and commit ourselves to a more sustainable world.
We are a business with an extraordinary team spirit. We challenge each other to improve, and we empower our people to take ownership for what they do. Because we know from experience that becoming a big player requires you to master being a team player first.
So, if you want a real career, choose to work somewhere you will be appreciated and supported to grow.
This is a key position within our Intersnack Procurement team, with high visibility and close collaboration with the senior level of the Intersnack Group. The jobholder will support the Senior Category Manager Corrugated in execution of the overall Corrugated Harmonisation, Standardisation, Optimisation and Sustainability strategy to ensure delivery of productivity initiative targets over multi-year horizon. As part of this portfolio, he/she will lead and promote the direction across Intersnack Group globally. He/she is permanently in contact with our suppliers, various internal stakeholders and other sources of market intelligence to offer compliance / pledge propositions within the Operating Companies of the Intersnack Group. The job also includes the regional lead for sustainable
corrugated packaging across all business units and leading the corrugated packaging procurement related activities in our sustainable packaging core team.
Your responsibilities:
• Support the Senior Category Manager Corrugated in development and execution of the sourcing strategy by setting up a paper packaging category playbook in order to ensure delivery of productivity initiative targets over multi-year horizon
• Lead the Intersnack Group Corrugated Packaging Harmonisation, Optimisation and Standardisation programme as a link-pin between Intersnack key stakeholders and Corrugated suppliers, ensuring alignment across all Intersnack Management Units and Intersnack Group.
• Lead the Sustainability Program for packaging across business units in line with the Intersnack’s pledge / sustainability targets and drivers within the packaging arena.
• Have direct leadership and promote the drive to implementing change within the organisation.
• Able to support the Corrugated and Paper market intelligence and pre-empt possible outcomes on a monthly basis.
• Industry expert in sustainability agenda / commitments / pledges across customer base in order to gain alignment within Intersnack business.
What might qualify you for this role?
• A Bachelor or Master’s degree in business management, packaging or related field
• 3+ years’ experience in Packaging (e.g. Procurement, Research & Development, Supply Chain)
• Project Management and business acumen
• Capable team player with excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical, strategic, conceptual skills
• Open to travel up to 20% (mainly Europe)
What we offer:
A role "at the core" of one of Europe’s biggest savory snacks producers with top-level attention and the chance to develop your career as part of a team that will value your individuality and ideas. Be supported to develop your career in the way that interests you.
A competitive salary and benefits package of course, but more than that, a great working atmosphere in a business that will recognize and celebrate your achievements and help you build an enjoyable long-term career.
Plus, the chance to be part of an organization that values the security and wellbeing of all its people and understands that work-life balance is fundamental to success.
