Responsible Sourcing

Our Company

• Sector: Petfood Industry
• Turnover: 600M€. The third company in Europe in the pet care dry food business
• Employees: 1.600 (7 production centers in Europe and America)
• Location: Plaza Europa. L’Hospitalet de Llobregat

At Affinity we are much more than experts in animal nutrition. For 50 years we have worked together with a common purpose: to bring together humans, dogs and cats for a better world. 

Today, the more than 1.600 professionals who work at Affinity carry out this mission from our offices in Barcelona, Paris, Milan, Snetterton and São Paulo. Our 7 production centers in Europe and America supply more than 70 countries. 

We are very proud of our brands (Ultima, Brekkies, Advance, Trainer, Libra…), as well as of the work we do at the Affinity Foundation. Our company is going through exciting times, we are growing internationally, with new innovation projects and new market challenges.

We want to continue leaving our footprint and we want you to be part of it. We are looking for talented, bright, and driven people to join us, and in this case, passionate about Operations.
If you'd like to help us achieve our common purpose and keep growing professionally, this is your chance to leave your footprint by joining our amazing Purchasing Team

What we offer
An encouraging project within the Purchasing area with room for personal and professional development.

What you will do

• Research and purchase of new ingredients aligned with the identified Sustainability territories.
• In collaboration with category buyers, tracking supplier pool evolution for a given territory.
• In collaboration with category buyers, development of specific projects with key suppliers.
• Links with R&D, Marketing, Internal Control.
• Fostering Sustainability approach across the Purchasing team.
• Collaboration with NPD / Marketing to support communication upon Sustainability.
• Collaboration with Internal Control in relation to CSR reporting.

• University Degree related to the role. Complementary education in Purchasing and Sustainability will be highly valued
• +8 years experience in Purchasing with responsible sourcing and/or Sustainability approaches. 
• Prefered experience within Food or FMCG industries
• Availability to travel 
• Excellent project management skills
• Proficiency in English. Spanish, French or Italian would be a plus