PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Asahi Europe & International is part of Asahi Group Holdings, a global beer, spirits, soft drinks and food group with leading positions in European and Asia-Pacific markets, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Japan. As of November 2020, Asahi Europe & International Group runs 19 production facilities in 8 countries across Europe, and is the custodian of some of the best beer brands in the world, including Asahi Super Dry, Pilsner Urquell, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Grolsch and Kozel. Within the Asahi Group, the remit of Asahi Europe and International is also to develop and manage all export markets globally, outside of Japan and Oceania. Covering 90 markets and with over 10,000 passionate colleagues on board, the business is well positioned to inspire people around the world to drink better.

Company overview

Asahi Breweries Europe Group is the European branch of Asahi Group Holdings, with operations spanning the Czech Republic, Poland, Italy, Romania, Hungary, the Netherlands and Slovakia. We run 15 breweries, the oldest one dating back to 1615, and brew 44 million hectolitres of beer every year. Our portfolio includes premium local and international brands including Pilsner Urquell, world’s first golden lager, Peroni, Grolsch, Tyskie, Dreher, Kozel, and Japan’s favourite beer Asahi Super Dry. With around 9,000 people, we leverage our scale, our heritage, our brands as well as the capability and passion of our people to accelerate growth and the development of the category both locally and abroad.

Functional overview

ABEG Procurement is aspiring to be a partner of choice for internal clients as well as for external suppliers; trusted for being an inspirational business advocate, connecting people and driving a sustainable procurement value, while aiming to achieve operational and transactional excellence to ensure business continuity.

Excellence in Procurement is achieved through establishing strong partnership for strategic internal and external cooperation, acting innovatively and in an agile manner responding to disruptions and challenges influencing the business. Independently whether Procurement people are based in Prague, Bucharest, Warsaw or any other location, there is a one-direction approach used to maximize value delivery in consistent way.

Cost and Net Working Capital efficiency are equally important as a proactive risk management is. The aspiration for continuity, sustainability and circular economy is reflected in all of Procurements activities. Moreover, Procurement employees are not only experts in their categories, but also ambassadors for corporate social responsibility. Following the company`s principles, Procurement thinks globally and acts locally.

Main purpose of the job

Accountable for providing support to local/category procurement teams while ensuring compliance with all procurement processes and policies.

Accountabilities and deliverables 

• Support the procurement team with all system related activities, reflecting accurately and timely their sourcing activity in the procurement platform (content management).
• Act as local compliance agent, ensuring all processes and policies are followed when sourcing activity is reflected in the procurement system.
• Act as local subject matter expert for P2O and S2C systems and processes, answering queries from the business and the local procurement team.
• Support the Vendor Master Data process from operational perspective, ensuring data quality, risk management and process efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within local/category procurement through acting as change agent. Ensure operational and transactional excellence.
• Execute Spot Buys following work instructions.
• Resolve supplier claims and issues with spot buys in an appropriate way.
• Ensure high customers satisfaction through consistent, concrete and measurable feedback and frequent quality controls and SLA tracking.
• Deliver against procurement KPIs.