Location: Otahuhu, Auckland Type of Contract: Full time Permanent Are you experienced in supply chain, logistics, and CAPEX procurement?
Join DB Breweries as our Category Manager in the procurement team, where you'll align our suppliers with DB's strategic goals to drive optimal performance and deliver key business outcomes.
In this role, you'll develop and execute strategic plans across supply chain and CAPEX categories, maximising value from supplier relationships.
Key Accountabilities: Develop and implement purchasing strategies for supply chain, logistics, and CAPEX categories, aligning with DB's strategic goals.
Engage with internal stakeholders to identify procurement needs, ensuring early involvement in procurement decisions and fostering strong collaboration.
Lead supplier engagement, driving innovation, cost reduction, and service improvements through effective supplier partnerships.
Manage local procurement projects, supporting global initiatives, and ensuring contracts are executed and managed efficiently.
Oversee contract management, ensuring compliance with HEINEKEN's standards and managing supplier performance through formal reviews.
Provide commercial guidance and coaching to internal stakeholders, ensuring procurement decisions are transparent, auditable, and aligned with strategic objectives.
Your background and experience: 3–5 years of experience in a Procurement Category Management role, with a strong focus on Supply Chain/Logistics procurement .
Experience in CAPEX procurement is an advantage.
Proven expertise in drafting and approving contracts within the New Zealand legal context.
Demonstrated ability to analyse and optimise supply chain expenditure, delivering cost efficiencies and enhancing value.
Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
Experience within a multinational organisation or operating company is highly valued.
If you're ready to make an impact and be part of something extraordinary, apply now and let's revolutionize the future of DB together!
Please note: We are not accepting candidates from recruitment agencies for this role.
When you join DB Breweries, you join the global HEINEKEN whanau, where everyone is encouraged to be themselves, contribute their ideas, learn, and grow as part of one of the largest beer and cider brewing companies in the world spanning 70 countries.
We believe diverse views make great brews, and the vibe in our team is very much reflected in our four values: PASSION for consumers and customers, CARE for people and planet, ENJOYMENT of life, and COURAGE to dream and pioneer.
We offer a great range of employee benefits and positive culture which includes: Free health, life and income protection insurances.
5% employer contribution to your KiwiSaver.
Free monthly allowance of beer, RTDs, cider or zero alcohol beverages.
Up to 50% employee discount at Star Hospitality venues.
'Enjoyment of Life' leave (an extra day each year to do something you enjoy).
A range of other benefits including generous parental leave provisions, free confidential counselling support, digital wills, feminine hygiene products, retail discounts and more.
Free learning and wellbeing tools and leadership development programmes.
As a member of Mind The Gap, we're committed to addressing gender pay gaps and we've also supported the Pacific Pay Gap Inquiry.
Flexible work arrangements for roles that can be performed remotely including work-from-home up to two days each week.
Free parking.
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