**Your role**
As a Vegetal Origin Ingredients Category Manager, your role will be to design a complete strategy in cereal and vegetal origin ingredients in line with Affinity Sustainability and Business strategy in collaboration with Vegetal Origin Ingredients Purchasing Manager and other Category Managers in Barcelona within the Purchasing and Operations team.
**What** **you** **will** do**
- Develop and deploy a strategy for the future of the Vegetal Origin Category.
- Ensure availability of key ingredients in the future with the required quality level.
- Explore new sourcing markets for existing ingredients.
- Identify new vegetal protein ingredients with a competitive nutritional profile / cost ratio.
- Develop in collaboration with the supplier pool, the sustainability opportunities identified within the responsible sourcing pillar (No deforestation, Regenerative Agriculture, Traced origin ingredients ).
- Collaborate with New product development and Marketing Departments on communication plans about new ingredients & sustainability on vegetal origin ingredients.
- Develop a supplier relationship model for Vegetal Origin Category and explore new ways of collaboration with strategic suppliers.
- Manage the team of vegetal origin category, currently one buyer, to help them achieve their challenges and develop their career.
**What we are looking for**
- At least 6 years’ experience in Purchasing area, leading and buying ingredients. Coming from fast moving consumer goods, food or vegetal products sector.
- University Degree.
- Additional education in Sustainability and food related topics will be welcome.
- Availability to travel across our sourcing perimeter. (Mainly EU)
- English is a must.
- SAP user knowledge.
- Negotiation skills.
**What we offer**
- The opportunity of making an impact on the business and leaving your footprint.
- Working with international experts and experienced professionals to share and learn from.
- We cultivate an open culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.
- Hybrid working model
- Pet friendly office
- We offer competitive salaries with a number of company benefits
**Our Company**
Affinity Petcare is more than an international petfood company. For more than 60 years, we have been dedicated to nourishing healthy bonds between dogs, cats and people to make the world a better place.
We are very proud of our innovative brands which include: Ultima, Advance, Brekkies, Nature’s Variety, Nature’s Menu, Natural Trainer, Libra and more. Currently, we are over 1,800 professionals working for this purpose from Barcelona, Paris, Milan, Snetterton and Campinas, as well as 5 production sites through which we supply the 70+ countries where our brands have a presence.
So, what are you waiting for? Join our team to leave your footprint!
**Want to know more about us?**
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Barcelona, Paris, Milan, Snetterton and Campinas, as well as 5 production sites through which we supply the 70+ countries where our brands have a presence.
So, what are you waiting for? Join our team to leave your footprint!
**Want to know more about us?**
Follow us on LinkedIn to get the newest updates and job opportunities. You can also follow us on Instagram to learn more about life at Affinity and hear from our team.