Location: Ōtāhuhu, Auckland

Type of Contract: Full-time Permanent

 

 

As DB’s Category Manager - Procurement, you will play a key role in aligning our suppliers with DB’s strategic goals maximising value, strengthening supplier partnerships, and driving performance across Supply Chain, Logistics, and CAPEX procurement. In this role, you’ll develop and execute strategic category plans, optimise supplier relationships, and ensure procurement outcomes that support both local and global business objectives. Your expertise will help shape a commercially driven, high-performing procurement function that delivers long-term value for DB Breweries.

 

Key Accountabilities:

Develop and implement purchasing strategies for supply chain, logistics, and CAPEX categories, aligning with DB's strategic goals.

Engage with internal stakeholders to identify procurement needs, ensuring early involvement in procurement decisions and fostering strong collaboration.

Lead supplier engagement, driving innovation, cost reduction, and service improvements through effective supplier partnerships.

Manage local procurement projects, supporting global initiatives, and ensuring contracts are executed and managed efficiently.

Oversee contract management, ensuring compliance with HEINEKEN's standards and managing supplier performance through formal reviews.

Provide commercial guidance and coaching to internal stakeholders, ensuring procurement decisions are transparent, auditable, and aligned with strategic objectives.

 

Your background and experience:

3–5 years of experience in a Procurement Category Management role, with a strong focus on Supply Chain/Logistics procurement. Experience in CAPEX procurement is an advantage.

Proven expertise in drafting and approving contracts within the New Zealand legal context.

Demonstrated ability to analyse and optimise supply chain expenditure, delivering cost efficiencies and enhancing value.

Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

Experience within a multinational organisation or operating company is highly valued.

 

What you will bring with you:

 

Experience

3–5 years in a Procurement Category Management role with a strong focus on Supply Chain/Logistics.

CAPEX procurement experience is an advantage.

Proven expertise in drafting and approving contracts within the New Zealand legal framework.

Ability to analyse, interpret, and optimise supply chain expenditure to drive cost efficiencies and value.

Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

Prior experience in a multinational operating company is highly valued.

 

Skills & Attributes

Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills.

Ability to build effective relationships with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers.

Strong analytical capability with proficiency in data-led decision making.

Ability to influence, challenge, and coach stakeholders to deliver optimal procurement outcomes.

High level of professionalism, integrity, and commitment to compliance.

 

Join a world-class team and lead engineering excellence at one of New Zealand’s leading breweries. Apply now!

 

Please note: We are not accepting candidates from recruitment agencies for this role.

 

 

When you join DB Breweries, you join the global HEINEKEN whānau, where everyone is encouraged to be themselves, contribute their ideas, learn, and grow as part of one of the largest beer and cider brewing companies in the world spanning 70 countries. 

 

We believe diverse views make great brews, and the vibe in our team is very much reflected in our four values: PASSION for consumers and customers, CARE for people and planet, ENJOYMENT of life, and COURAGE to dream and pioneer.  We offer a great range of employee benefits and positive culture which includes:

 

Free health, life and income protection insurances.

5% employer contribution to your Kiwisaver.

Free monthly allowance of beer, RTDs, cider or zero alcohol beverages.

Up to 50% employee discount at Star Hospitality venues.

‘Enjoyment of Life' leave (an extra day each year to do something you enjoy).

A range of other benefits including generous parental leave provisions, free confidential counselling support, digital wills, feminine hygiene products, retail discounts and more.

Free learning and wellbeing tools and leadership development programmes.

As a member of Mind The Gap, we’re committed to addressing gender pay gaps and we’ve also supported the Pacific Pay Gap Inquiry.

Free parking.