Lion is a global beverage company with a portfolio that includes many market-leading names in beer, wine, spirits, seltzer & non-alcoholic drinks. Our range includes classic brands like Tooheys, Speights, XXXX and Wither Hills, and craft beer brands like Little Creatures, James Squire and New Belgium’s Fat Tire.

We employ approximately 4,000 diverse and talented individuals across the globe, predominantly in Australia, New Zealand, the United States and the UK, who are passionate about their craft and working towards a shared purpose: to champion sociability and help people to live well.

At Lion, we do everything from “land to hand,” including manufacturing, distribution, sales and marketing of our products, making Lion an exciting and complex business with a wide range of career paths. Whether you want to work in one of our breweries, in a sales role partnering our customers or a business support role in one of our offices, we invest heavily in our people’s wellbeing and their development.

At Lion, ours is a culture of going beyond - constantly pushing the boundaries to innovate, enter new markets and do things differently with a relentless focus on our customers, consumers, communities and environment. It’s a culture where we welcome difference, actively seek diversity of thought and stand for fairness. Our leading practices in gender equality, flexible working, family/ parental support, mental health and LGBTQIA make everyone feel safe, supported and respected. Above all, we promote a culture where our people can be the best they can be, really make a difference and have a great time doing it!

Company homepage: www.lionco.com

We aim to ensure that Lion’s LinkedIn page is a respectful and inclusive community for everyone and therefore ask that you abide by our Community Guidelines: http://bit.ly/LionCoSocial

Lion is a contributor to DrinkWise Australia www.drinkwise.org.au
and Cheers! New Zealand. https://cheers.org.nz/

Lion is committed to a lifetime of exploring, leaving ourselves open to what’s possible and creating a future beyond what we imagined.

We are currently looking for an experienced Procurement Category Manager - Packaging to join our Procurement & Environment team on a full-time permanent basis.

In this role you will be responsible for managing the Packaging portfolio and generate best sustainable value for the business through a strategic procurement approach consistent with Lion values and business objectives as we evolve our Supply Chain and diversify our product offering.

Key to your success will be your:

• Experience in end-to-end procurement, with knowledge within the packaging or direct manufacturing area being advantageous
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement procurement strategies
• End to end category management within a procurement organisation
• Understanding of manufacturing supply & demand
• Strong business partnering and negotiation skills to build meaningful business relationships
• Stakeholder engagement and management across a large scale business
• Proven learning agility

There is an element of travel required for this role.

We are currently on a Supply Chain evolution as we diversify our offerings, and this is your chance to be a part of it.

Found your fit? Apply and explore how you’ll make a difference.

At Lion, we choose to be a leader in driving inclusion, diversity and gender parity. We have an ambitious goal to reach at least 40% representation of both men and women in all teams in all areas of the business. Are you hesitating to apply because you don’t think you meet all of the criteria? If you believe you are aligned with our values at Lion, we’d encourage you to still click on that apply button so we can explore your unique skill set and the value you could add to one of our teams.