Senior Procurement Partner for sustainable packaging and raw materials,

Are you passionate about sustainable packaging & innovation? Are you keen on strategic sourcing and commercially intrigued by optimization? Do you thrive in a company with a strong change agenda and where values of empowerment and open communication are lived every day? Join us in taking Procurement to the next level, working strategically with optimization, risk mitigation and value creation.

We are seeking a Senior Procurement Partner to take on the project management of the Flügger Going Green strategy on Packaging. Driving substitution to recycled plastics and materials, driving introduction of new, innovative packaging, and securing take-back and recycling.

Take part in the journey

Flügger is a proud producer and retailer of paint with a strong legacy, quality products, skilled employees, and loyal customers. We have an ambitious strategy ‘Going Green’, founded on sustainable production, products, and packaging, and with ambitious growth and optimization targets and a strong digitalization agenda.

Procurement is anchored as a Group function with direct reference to the CEO, working with strategic and operational procurement of both Direct spend, Indirect spend and Goods for Resale.

As Senior Procurement Partner you will have responsibility of several large, strategic direct spend categories such as the categories of packaging (buckets, bags, labels etc.), and potential other strategic categories that suit your capabilities.

You will join the Direct Procurement team and report to Senior Procurement Manager, Søren Vandsø Jacobsen and work closely with other colleagues in Procurement and stakeholders across the organization including Product Management, Planning and directly with the production sites, which are an integral part of any packaging solutions.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Project management of the “Going Green” strategy & targets within packaging (using 75% recycled plastic in our packaging, secure innovative packaging and lead the take-back initiatives) and in general increase the sustainability footprint
• Development of category sourcing strategies
• Market insights & supplier search and approval
• Tendering and negotiations
• Contracting and contract management
• Ensure competitive pricing and drive cost efficiency initiatives (Total Cost of Ownership approach)
• Supplier performance and relationship management,
• Project and stakeholder management – managing high complexity stakeholders and high category impact on production and end-customers.

Your profile

We expect you to have a strong business acumen and negotiation skills to secure sustainable cost optimization. We expect you to be result oriented with a strong drive. Additionally, we expect you to have an interest in packaging categories, raw materials, and technical flair, in order to work with internal stakeholders and suppliers on performance excellence. Strong collaboration and communication skills are central. Additionally, we expect you to have:

• Minimum of 5-10 years of experience with strategic procurement of direct spend, preferably from production companies and with packaging category experiences.
• Strong project management skills and analytical skills
• A Master’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering, or the like

We offer

At Flügger Procurement you will find skilled colleagues, a professional work environment, and a culture for knowledge sharing. Join an ambitious, growing, listed company with Scandinavian roots and an international outlook.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package.

We are looking forward to receiving your application and CV as soon as possible. We will review applications and conduct interviews on an on-going basis, so don’t wait to apply.

Application deadline: 27. januar 2023
Workplace: Rødovre

Employment rate: Fulltime
Duration: Permanent contract
Position: Senior Procurement Partner

For more information
Contact: Søren Vandsø Jacobsen
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (+45) 27532930

In Flügger, we look solely at the combination of personal and professional qualifications when assessing a candidate’s eligibility. We value diversity in people, where everyone has the freedom to be themselves with equal opportunities.

About Flügger
Flügger group is an internationally listed company with a turnover of approx. than DKK 2.5 billion. and approx. 2700 employees across borders. About 500 of these work in Denmark. Our job is to develop, produce, market and sell paints, wood protection, wallpaper, painter's tools and much more in a professional quality while also helping our customers find the best solutions. We are not satisfied until our customers are satisfied.