Category Manager, Africa- Tomato, Sugars, Herbs & Spices

At GBfoods we offer culinary solutions in several countries of Europe and Africa with prestigious leading local brands, including Jumbo, Gallina Blanca, Erasco, Gino, Liebig, Star, Bama, D&L, Grand'Italia and Blå Band, among others.  GBfoods Africa operates in 24 countries with a Regional office in Accra - Ghana.

Our Purpose “Celebrating local flavours” is to empower and take care of each of the local communities we belong to and to bring out their authentic flavours. Some of our local brands have been in consumers' kitchens for over a century and have positioned themselves as authentically loved brands, as well as deeply rooted parts of the local culture.

Today, with a turnover of around 1,5 billion euros and a team of around 3,300 people, we are the preferred choice of millions of consumers.

Role:

Reporting to the Procument Director, Africa

The Category Manager (Tomato, Sugars, and H&S) will be responsible for developing, communicating, and executing short and long-term category strategies. This role focuses on strategic and sustainable procurement to drive business advantages, including market intelligence, economies of scale, cost competitiveness, efficiency initiatives, risk management, strategic partnerships, and innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy:

• Maximizes Supply Value for GB Foods to Strengthen Financial and Business Performance of the Business Units.
• Defining Sourcing Strategy short-medium and long term based on Category Management and according to business needs.
  • Monitor WW commodity trends for Market Intelligence.
  • Supply Map intelligence excellence.
  • Define Sourcing Map and Market Strategy (local/imports/mix).
  • Propose and align Procurement coverage together with Business
• Anticipate and have resilience to adapt the business strategy to any potential changes (regulatory, import bans, duties, market dynamics, force majeure…. etc.) as Procurement Risk Management to guarantee sustainable and competitive business.
• Define Supplier Relationship Management depending on the more strategic or tactical approach.
• Establish Governance and Control guaranteeing transparency and procurement execution.
• Business Intimacy, bi-directional, for alignment of Procurement Strategy and Business Strategy (VCP) to maximize our business competitiveness.
• Be an innovation hunter from the Supply Market.
• Manage internal communication related to Strategy with the different stakeholders.
• Responsible for categories budgeting and deviations.
• Responsible for Material TCO and cost visibility.

Execution:

• Build strong Supplier relationships, negotiation and contracting.
• Coordinate the internal deployment of the Category Strategy together with the Country Procurement Buyers Team.

What can you expect from us?

You will be part of a unique  company in an exciting moment, when we are growing and becoming a very consolidated multinational in the FMCG Food industry, with many strong brands.