The Role & Key ResponsibilitiesJob Title:
Category Manager - DairyLocation:
Remote, with regular travel across Europe required.Contract:
PermanentPackages include:
Salary from 39,747 EUR per year plus a benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and reward your impact.AB Agri is a global leader in animal feed, nutrition, and agri-food solutions, operating in 84 countries. We are committed to producing food sustainably and responsibly through innovation and efficiency. As a Category Manager, you will manage the full strategy and delivery for key ingredients, including
delectated whey powders, WPC, lactose, dairy permeates, and other milk-based ingredients critical to our nutritional product lines. You will work within an international team, benefit from professional development opportunities, and be part of a great company that values growth, collaboration, and making a positive impact in the industry.What you'll be doing:
Develop and deliver a multi-year dairy category strategy aligned with commercial pricing goals, margin improvement initiatives, and nutrition product development plans.Lead annual cost budgeting and category risk planning processes.Build and maintain strong senior-level relationships with strategic dairy suppliers, producers, processors, and traders across Europe.Coordinate supplier risk assessments, including financial, ESG, and capacity reviews, in collaboration with Quality.Act as the primary link between Procurement and Nutrition/R&D to ensure category strategies meet technical formulation and feed performance requirements.Support Quality and Regulatory Affairs in maintaining feed safety standards, implementing traceability protocols, and conducting supplier audits.What you'll bring:
Extensive experience in category management or strategic sourcing within food, feed, or dairy-related commodities.Proven track record in managing the full procurement process, including category management, use of e-sourcing tools, and supplier management/analytics.Solid understanding of dairy ingredient markets, such as whey, lactose, and protein derivatives.Strong financial and commercial skills, including knowledge of TCO, commodity risk, and hedging principles.Fluent in English, with willingness to travel regularly across Europe (20–40%).About The CompanyRewarding your passionWhen you join us, you'll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it. From annual salary reviews and incentive bonuses to ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial, and wellbeing benefits – these are just some of the ways we reward you from day one.About us
We’re part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc). We’re passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering data services for the agri-food industry. What sets us apart is how we delight our customers – and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together we’re building a fair, innovative, and inclusive culture.As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone. If you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter – or anything else), just let us know.Application NotesWe hope you feel that AB Agri is somewhere you can thrive, and we’d love to hear from you. We get many applications for our roles and sometimes need to close the process early, so register your details and upload your CV via our careers website as soon as possible. It will only take a few minutes.When you do, we’ll ask you some equal opportunities questions to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. This information is anonymised, separate from your application, and never seen by the hiring panel. You can choose not to answer these questions, and it won’t affect your application.Apply today or contact our recruitment team for more information.Agencies and media salesAB Agri politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We don’t accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor the associated fees.
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