Associate Global 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

The Associate Global Buyer will act as a key partner to Kerry Group to support the development and implementation of Global Category Strategies for areas such as: Chemicals, Acids, Proteins, Hydrocolloids and Yeast Extract in order to ensure the effective sourcing and contracting of all aspects of the strategy.

Key responsibilities

• Work with Category Directors and Managers to lead, support and coordinate global negotiations and selection processes for designated categories.
• Support the development of global strategies for the same in conjunction with key stakeholders.
• Partner with regional and global functions to support the implement the strategies agreed.
• Coordinate and manage a variety of projects.
• Conduct detailed analysis of data for given areas of responsibility.
• Monitor market trends and provide formal market report to key stakeholders on a monthly basis.
• Tender via Coupa, evaluate vendor quotations, and adopt the appropriate negotiation and purchasing techniques to ensure quality, price, delivery, and that selected vendors can meet our requirements and SLA’s longterm.
• Identify innovation opportunities in this ever-evolving space.
• Identify and document cost saving opportunities and ensure implementation takes place on a timely basis.
• Conduct key global supplier service and performance level reviews on a regular basis.

Qualifications and skills

• A minimum 2 years purchasing experience with a real passion for procurement.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, relationship management and good influencing and stakeholder management skills to be able work across all levels within an organization.
• Someone who is self-motivated and career driven with strong sense of enthusiasm and commitment.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. Acts with drive, determination and resilience.
• Focused, results-oriented and able to challenge the status quo to achieve both the medium term to long-term KPI level and implement the global strategy.
• Someone who is able to plan and manage projects through to completion.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills.
• Once established, the role will require travel (approx. upto to 20 % of the time).