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.
Would you like to join our team, creating and managing our global category strategy for Flow Components and Functional Modules?
Supplier Management is a part of the Finance, Supplier Management and Business Transformation (FSB) organization and responsible for developing and driving the Tetra Pak global procurement strategy. As an integrated part of that, we are also responsible for defining and managing our category strategies and our Supplier base.
The scope of the Supplier Manager covers category strategies and suppliers for Packaging equipment, Processing equipment, Projects and installations and Services – securing seamless delivery of integrated offerings, upgrades and spare parts as well as the development of new solutions within all our businesses.
This position is preferably based in Lund, Sweden but we are open for locations at Tetra Pak sites in Europe.


What you will do
In the role as Supplier Manager, you will work in close collaboration with our business stakeholders, our different supplier management functions, and our suppliers. You will be responsible for our global supply categories and interact directly with our strategic suppliers. You will drive spend and market analysis, manage strategic sourcing projects, support stakeholders in project delivery as well as managing strategic supplier partnerships, contracts and performance, all to support our journey towards a world class procurement management.
You will focus on:
Define, implement, and manage the category strategy for Functional Modules
Sourcing, contracting and management of our strategic supplier base, incl required partnerships
Stakeholder and stakeholder team management at senior levels (e.g., Leaders for functional and business unit areas) externally as well as internally.
Define and manage performance improvements for our factories



Who you are
We are looking for a business and result oriented, engaged, collaborative and analytical candidate with a passion for business and teamwork. Your drive, strong communication skills, engagement, and stakeholder management skills combined with your desire to deliver as a team enable you to easily manage our agenda across borders, internally as well as externally.
We believe you have at least 3 years of solid Supplier Management background, preferably within the area of manufacturing industry. It is highly valued if you have experience from equipment manufacturing. Also, you have experience of autonomously driving change. The successful candidate has a university degree, preferably within Business and/or Engineering. You have an excellent command in English, both written and verbal.


We offer you
Variety of exciting challenges with ample opportunities for development and training in a truly global landscape
Culture that pioneers a spirit of innovation where our engineering experts drives visible results
Equal opportunity employment experience that values diversity and inclusion
Market competitive compensation and benefits with flexible working arrangements



Apply now!
If you are inspired to be part of our promise to protect what’s good; for food, people, and the planet, apply through our careers page at https://jobs.tetrapak.com/.
This job posting expires on 2022-01-09
To know more about the position contact Dariusz Koziarkiewicz at +46 46 36 4722
Questions about your application contact Erika Bjerning at +46 46 36 1788
For trade union information contact Sverige Ingenjörer Lars Haraldsson at +46 46 36 2533 and Unionen Lisbeth Larsson at +46 46 36 2320