Strategic Buyer

Caring for skin means caring for people.

It all started with a pharmacist and a dream almost 140 years ago. Today, Beiersdorf is a global company with iconic brands - Coppertone, Aquaphor, Eucerin and NIVEA - focused on providing innovative, clinically-proven and safe skin and sun care solutions to more than 500 million consumers in over 200 countries - making people feel comfortable in their own skin.

At Beiersdorf, we care beyond skin. We care for people - our employees, our customers, our consumers and our communities - and our planet. We know that diversity of thought, backgrounds, experience and perspective enriches our culture and fosters innovation and ingenuity. We know that responsibly-sourced, sustainable products and packaging make for a more sustainable future. And we know that when your skin feels better, you feel better.

A welcoming workplace that offers personal and professional growth for all individuals.

At Beiersdorf, you'll find:

• A welcoming workplace that fosters diversity, inclusion and belonging where every team member feels valued, respected, and supported
• Nimble teams that enjoy challenging work and the ability to make an impact
• A dynamic community of life-long learners that values acumen, aptitude and the ability to learn as well as hard skills and established expertise
• A purpose-led company that cares about your personal and professional development with the right balance of structure and flexibility to thrive
• A collaborative culture that leads with care, trust, simplicity and courage

Unique benefits that consider the whole person.
We understand that you have a life outside of work, and we support you with unique benefits including:

• Generous and flexible PTO policy
• Summer Friday hours
• Paid Parental Leave
• Comprehensive Wellness and Benefits program
• Cash Balance Plan (similar to a pension)
• 401k match
• Growing number of Employee Resource Groups or affinity groups - to foster meaningful connections and belonging with other colleagues
• Dynamic work model - a hybrid of in-office collaboration and remote focused work days

The Buyer- North America Indirect is responsible for deployment of regional/or local category strategies and its definition for local/regional sourcing categories within area and unit of responsibility based on related business strategies, and continuous alignment with business stakeholders. Consulting strategic category work in the region and area (North America, Indirect). Responsible for compliance with Procurement standards, methods and processes within area of responsibility. Reliable expert to share Procurement and category know-how.

We are looking for an individual who can hit the ground running ('check all the boxes') and may also bring a unique blend of competence and capabilities that can grow into a role and/or bring new skills to the team. Key deliverables of the role will include but are not limited to the following:

Strategy & Governance

• Conducting regular market research and analysis for own categories
• Support regional/local category manager to define strategies based on relevant market research and analysis
• Responsible for strategy implementation according to defined activities by regional/local category strategy
• Consulting global strategy development in similar categories within area as well as in the regions
• Responsible for the day to day purchasing activities for related Packaging & Promotional Materials
• Providing packaging development assistance to various internal customer groups including Marketing, Sales, Shopper & Customer, R&D, and Supply Chain

Procurement Business Partnering

• Conduct supplier selection, negotiation and contracting of local/regional frame conditions with suppliers (prices, TCO, payment terms, quality levels, etc.) for own categories towards objectives agreed with the demand owner and the Category Manager/or Team Lead, or set by regional/local initiatives along the defined category roadmap
• Contract management (coordination with legal depart., identifying need for templates, drafting templates together with legal dept. etc.)
• Continuously monitoring the related activities for opportunities to maximize Procurement value contribution

Performance Management

• Responsible for performance of total spend in own area
• Timely documentation of relevant Procurement KPI data (e.g. savings) as well as regular aggregation of data in order to manage the performance within own area

Procurement Processes & Systems

• Responsible for compliance with legal requirements, Beiersdorf Procurement and non-Procurement procedures within own negotiations and contracts
• Maintenance and quality assurance of relevant master data for supported negotiation/contracting processes (e.g. category spends, contractual terms, supplier data)
• Actively drive process development with regards to standardization, efficiency and automation (incl. application of new technologies, implementation of purchase-related processes, methods and systems) and monitor process adherence
• Coordinate Content management of eCatalogues, and other automated order channels in order to increase automation in alignment with the cat alignment with Senior Buyer and/or Category Manager
• Maintain purchasing and packaging master data in the relevant systems.

Supplier Management

• Ensuring proper supplier selection (e.g. financial health, process knowhow, etc.) to minimize supply risks for the affiliates of Beiersdorf
• Actively managing supplier relationships to ensure suppliers are able and willing to fulfill Beiersdorf supply requirements
• Actively working with suppliers to achieve innovative solutions
• Complaint management for suppliers under Buyer responsibility
• Support Senior Buyer/Category Manager in the research and identification of packaging supplier pools.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in business administration / Packaging or equivalent
• 2 plus years strategic procurement experience, preferred experience in "Indirect" or "Packaging" goods and services.
• Experience in Consumer Packaged Goods or related field a plus
• Demonstrable use of best in class sourcing tools and techniques (RFI, RFQ, category analysis and market research)
• Proven experience in negotiating, contract review, supplier management principles and project management
• Ability to work well within a cross-functional team in highly collaborative work environment
• Experience working in fast paced environment with evolving deadlines
• Proven strong stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrated passion for procurement and driving of continuous improvement initiatives
• Critical thinking skills, ability to find solutions to complex problems without guidance
• Strong attention to detail
• Demonstrates accountability for actions, learns from mistakes and applies learnings
• Excellent communication skills, ability to communicate at all levels
• Strong influencing skills
• Demonstrates natural curiosity and is a continuous learner
• Microsoft suite of tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of SRM/SAP/ERP/ E-Sourcing (Ariba)/Power BI systems desirable
• Ability to travel up to 10%

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

At Beiersdorf, we value diversity and aim to provide equal opportunities to all of our applicants - regardless of e.g. gender, sexual identity, nationality, ethnicity, religion or ideology, disability or age. We would therefore ask you to include only information and data in your documents which are relevant for the assessment of your application (e.g. curriculum vitae with relevant references and certificates). For instance, please feel free to upload your CV without a picture.

Beiersdorf North America - Recent Awards

• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Outlook (2021, 2024, 2025)
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Culture (2023, 2024)
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Compensation (2020, 2022-2024)
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Perks and Benefits (2024)
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company for Happiness (2022,2023-2024)
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best CEO / General Manager (2020, 2024)
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Sales Team (2023, 2024)
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Leadership Teams (2020, 2021, 2023)
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company for Diversity (2022)

Check us out on Comparably: https://www.comparably.com/companies/beiersdorf

Having trouble applying? Go to www.BeiersdorfUSA.com to search our careers page. Beiersdorf is an Equal Opportunity Employer.