Buyer, Freight & Logistics
McCain Foods
- Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Nord
- CDI
- Temps-plein
- Transportation of finished products: road transport, both cold & ambient conditions
- Warehousing
- Supply chain activities (pallets sourcing, specifics supply chain development projects…)
- Collaborate closely with the European Supply Chain team on a daily basis to enhance the performance and reliability of the Logistics supply base
- Identifies, drives, and delivers opportunities on Sustainable Cost Advantage to support annual procurement and business targets
- Implements a strong and sustainable commodity strategy to ensure long-term cost and cash performance
- Is responsible for managing relationships with key suppliers in the region
- Ensures market intel sharing with key stakeholders and internal business partners
- Delivers key targets of procurement organization on cost, cash, cost avoidance
- Project management
- Implement the existing strategy across the Freight & Logistics space
- Work with the Supply Chain Manager, the Indirect Procurement Director, and the team to develop and execute a strategy that supports current business and supports future growth
- Own and report on categories procurement functional performance metrics (KPIs - Key Performance Indicators)
- Ability to develop strong relationships with key stakeholders is critical to this role
- Develop strong personal relationships with stakeholders and leadership team across the business
- Deliver outstanding service to key stakeholders with a view to becoming an invaluable business partner of key stakeholder function (Supply Chain, Manufacturing & Co-manufacturing teams)
- Develop a risk and benefits-based approach to supplier relationship management
- Develop a standard approach to SRM (Supplier Management) across the team, ensuring strategic and key suppliers are managed appropriately dependent on criticality and risk
- Master's degree in Procurement, Business or a related field.
- Proven experience (3 to 5 years) in procurement with experience in supply chain (road freight & warehouses)
- Best practices on executing procurement strategies across the Freight & Logistics categories
- Experience in delivering exceptional procurement value in a complex environment, having supported significant transformation and change management programs
- Experience in collaborating with stakeholders and understanding business aspects of projects
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyze data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions to optimize procurement processes and drive cost savings
- Proficient in English (written and spoken), French or Dutch is plus
- Good knowledge of MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- SAP and COUPA experience is an asset.
- Willingness to travel: As required
- A challenging but very rewarding role within an effective and international team (flat hierarchies).
- Global career growth and learning opportunities
- Competitive salary and attractive benefits
- Opportunity to work independently in a challenging and international environment
- Partial working from home is possible
- Friendly atmosphere