European Category Buyer Indirect

Griffith Foods is the caring, creative product development partner helping food companies meet the evolving needs of consumers while sustaining the planet. As a family business founded in 1919 and headquartered in Alsip, Illinois USA, Griffith Foods is known for true, collaborative innovation guided by their Purpose of “We Blend Care and Creativity to Nourish the World”. The company’s product capabilities range from seasonings and marinades to coating systems and sauces that are better for people and better for the planet. For more information, visit www.griffithfoods.com.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute category strategies for assigned indirect spend categories, ensuring alignment with business goals, sustainability priorities and financial targets.
• Own supplier selection, supplier segmentation and supplier performance management, establishing strategic partnerships that support long-term business growth.
• Lead commercial negotiations, contract management and risk mitigation activities to optimise total cost of ownership, service performance and supply continuity.
• Deliver annual savings, cost avoidance and working capital improvement targets through structured sourcing projects and supplier collaboration.
• Lead sourcing and procurement activities for regional CAPEX projects, providing commercial expertise and ensuring alignment with procurement governance standards.
• Drive implementation of procurement governance standards and standardised purchasing processes across all European sites.
• Approve purchase orders and ensure compliance with agreed supplier contracts, procurement policies and separation of duties requirements.
• Drive implementation of sustainability initiatives across assigned categories, including EcoVadis supplier programme for Indirect suppliers, supplier improvement plans and responsible sourcing objectives.
• Identify and implement innovation opportunities through supplier partnerships while promoting knowledge sharing and best practice adoption across the European network.
• Support D365 indirect procurement implementation, supplier onboarding, spend visibility and data quality improvements.
• Develop and maintain supplier performance scorecards and lead supplier business reviews where appropriate.
• Establish contingency plans and mitigation strategies to minimise supply disruption and commercial risk.