Supplier Manager

At Tetra Pak we commit to making food safe and available, everywhere; and we protect what's good - protecting food, protecting people, and protecting the planet. By doing so we touch millions of people's lives every day. And we need people like you to make it happen._

**Job Summary**:
**Supplier Manager**
Within the Finance, Supplier Management ＆ Business Transformation organization, Supplier Management is the procurement function responsible for sourcing, contracting, and managing the Corporate Services (CS) supplier base for Tetra Pak Europe, Central Asia, Middle East, and Africa as part of a team.
We are looking for an experienced Supplier Manager who will work in close collaboration with our business stakeholders, our different supplier management functions, and our suppliers to ensure the execution of our procurement category strategy.
You will be based in the best-suited location where Tetra Pak has a legal entity (i.e. Modena, Italy or Belgrado, Serbia), and you will work in a regional arena.

**What you will do**:
As Supplier Manager you will be responsible for:

- Managing and delivering KPI targets for all CS categories such as HR, PS, Marcom, FREM Travel & IT.
- Driving sourcing and contracting activities as per strategy and policy, identify and implement cost saving initiatives.
- Develop and deploy expertise within a particular area of high spend categories as required to ensure that savings efficiencies are achieved.
- Driving and measuring supplier performance; manage supplier base.
- Taking an active part in the creation and execution of our category strategy.
- Executing strategic sourcing projects, supporting stakeholders in project delivery as well as managing supplier contracts and performance.
- Secure the achievement of KPIs related to quality, cost and delivery of the supply base
- Develop & maintain relationships with key stakeholders
- Support Category Manager in KPI target settings and forecasting activities for all categories under CS.
- Work collaboratively as a lead with Global team and local teams through regular network meetings and channelize communications.
- Participate in regular network meetings with local teams to share, gather information and develop effective and efficient best practices.
- Support Global team to implement strategies within markets
- Play a pivotal role in the Supplier Management transformation journey. Engage with stakeholder to drive a culture of demand planning and early procurement involvement.

**We believe you have**:

- University degree or Higher education preferably in the field of Business Administration or Economics and have a good command in English both written and verbally,
- At least 5+ years of experience in supplier management or supply chain management in an international global context as well as advanced data management, contracting and vendor management skills,
- A previous experience in a Supplier Management function in Corporate Services and in the food packaging industry will be considered a plus,
- Good analytical and data management skills to be able to challenge the status quo based on data and key insights,
- A good level of commercial, relational and negotiation skills. Should have the ability to think and act strategically with strong commercial awareness, ability to interpret and negotiate contractual terms.
- As a person you are results oriented, energetic, self-driven and have strong communication skills and the ability to deal with ambiguity and continuous change.
- Customer Service Oriented and highly effective communicator and team player.
- Expert in identifying, developing, setting, and achieving targets, sourcing strategies and initiatives aligned with KPIs.

**We Offer You**
- A variety of exciting challenges with ample opportunities for development and training in a truly global landscape
- A culture that pioneers a spirit of innovation where our industry experts drive visible results
- An equal opportunity employment experience that values diversity and inclusion
- Market competitive compensation and benefits with flexible working arrangements

This job posting expires on** July 10th.