Your tasks
You’re passionate about innovative food products, enjoy negotiating with producers around the world, and want to help bring exciting brands from concept to shelf? Then this is the perfect opportunity for you!
- Strategic purchasing of developed products (e.g., protein bars, nut butter cups, powders, snacks)
- Selection, negotiation, and management of co-manufacturers / contract manufacturers across Europe
- Contract management, including price negotiations, Service Level Agreements, and quality agreements
- Costing & cost management: Analysis of manufacturing costs, raw material and packaging components, and production cost structures
- Cross-functional collaboration with Product Development, Quality, SCM, Finance, and Legal
- Close cooperation with the NPD team in the development of new products – from first samples to production release
- Identification and implementation of cost-saving opportunities (e.g., through recipe optimization, weight adjustment, or supplier consolidation)
- Market and competitive analysis: Tracking trends, discovering new producers, and monitoring innovations in the functional food & snack segment