Job Description

About Us

We are a global leader in food & beverage ingredients. Pioneers at heart, we operate at the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufacturers with products and ingredients that will delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people and planet is all part of the delight. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable and transparent supply. Supplying products and ingredients at scale is just the start. We add value through our unique, complementary portfolio of natural, delicious and nutritious products. With our fresh thinking, we help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices so they can create naturally good food & beverage products that meet consumer expectations. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real.

Overview

We are a global leader in food & beverage ingredients. Pioneers at heart, we operate at the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufacturers with products and ingredients that will delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people and planet is all part of the delight. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable, and transparent supply. Supplying products and ingredients at scale is just the start. We add value through our unique, complementary portfolio of natural, delicious, and nutritious products. With our fresh thinking, we help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices so they can create naturally good food & beverage products that meet consumer expectations. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Global Head of NCP Logistics Procurement, the category manager will be responsible for the procurement of Transportation and Warehousing in the European region.

Your main challenge will be to secure the best position for ofi in the domestic logistics market. In this position you will make an important contribution to the domestic logistics strategy working with stakeholders across 6 Business Units and global / regional suppliers.

Position Responsibilities

• Develop, update, drive and implement three-year plan for Domestic transportation.
• Support Business with the development of their warehousing footprint.
• Lead the development, negotiation, and execution of key contracts with key suppliers to ensure quality, cost-effectiveness, and timely delivery of logistics services.
• Lead RFPs (Requests for Proposal) and develop “should-cost” analysis.
• Develop market intelligence, sustainability, and risk management agenda.
• Develop and drive the organization to identify improvement areas and execute cost reduction opportunities across the freight category. Laise with business/finance on saving reporting (with support of logistics analyst), tracking progress against budget/savings.
• Responsible for procurement excellence topics related to logistics category with main focus on design (e.g. Source to Pay process, spend classification, vendor master data etc.) with support of logistics analyst for execution.
• Supplier Relationship Management (incl. supplier segmentation, business review meetings, improvement projects etc.)
• Stakeholder Management (supporting their business requirements and identifying opportunity areas)
• Last escalation point for operational challenges related to contract execution (mainly driven by other supply chain team members.

We offer

By joining ofi you'll become part of one of the most fast-growing and sustainable organizations in food- and agri business. You'll get the responsibilities that fit you and the job, and lots of room for initiative in an open and informal organisation.

Conditions:

• Attractive salary;
• Discretionary Bonus scheme;
• Travel allowance;
• Company pension scheme;
• Contribution to collective health insurance;
• Company Fitness;
• Collective insurances;

ofi is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationality, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including providing a resume/CV in order to be considered for open roles.