Group Category Manager, Secondary Packaging

at  Royal Unibrew

CONTACT AND APPLICATION:

Please apply at our website using the ”Apply” button. The deadline is 23rd September 2024.
We are looking forward to receiving your application.
At Royal Unibrew, you’ll find the industry’s most dedicated, energetic, and experienced colleagues. Together, we build the best framework for a job that precisely matches your everyday life and career aspirations.
Royal Unibrew produces, markets, sells, and distributes quality beverages. We are a consortium of more than 35 breweries and beverage producers from across Denmark, known especially for our traditional, locally-rooted brands such as Faxe Kondi, Egekilde, Royal Beer, Ceres, and Odense Pilsner, as well as partner brands like Pepsi MAX and Heineken.
Today, we are the second-largest beverage company in Denmark. Our journey began in 1856, and we still maintain a strong commercial focus, a clear growth strategy, and an ambitious sustainability strategy - both domestically and internationally.
You’ll have over 1500 colleagues in Denmark and more than 2700 colleagues outside the country, including in Finland, Italy, France, Norway, Canada, the Netherlands, and the Baltic countries.
With us, you’ll be part of challenging the boundaries of sustainable production and distribution. You’ll help ensure a diverse range of beverages that bring people together - on the dance floor, during the third half, or over a meal - all while contributing to strengthening Danish sports, music, and community life

ABOUT BIT ABOUT YOUR NEW ROLE:

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of our procurement strategy within the secondary packaging category.
As Group Category Manager, you will be at the forefront of driving strategic sourcing initiatives, fostering key supplier relationships, and ensuring alignment with Royal Unibrew’s growth and sustainability ambitions.
Your role will be pivotal in delivering cost savings, operational efficiencies, and innovation across the value chain.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & TASKS:

• Achieve financial targets and other key performance indicators (KPIs) for the function and group.
• Define and execute multi-year group category strategies for secondary packaging, including multipacks, corrugates, labels, and shrink films, in collaboration with market teams and stakeholders.
• Standardize category management, sourcing, and contract management processes. Drive best practices across market teams, including the optimization of eSourcing and the introduction of digital tools for cost modeling and benchmarking.
• Develop and maintain strategic supplier partnerships to drive operational efficiencies, digital innovation, and sustainability initiatives across the group.
• Ensure close collaboration with market leaders and procurement teams to align business strategies with a sustainable supplier network.
• Leverage your knowledge of the external supplier landscape, commodities, industry best practices, digitalization, automation, and EU legislative environments to proactively identify opportunities and manage risks.