BE - Ardo Headquarters
Procurement
Permanent contract
Ardo is an internationally growing family-owned company with expertise in frozen vegetables, herbs, and fruit. With more than 3,200 colleagues across 16 production, packaging, and distribution sites in 7 countries, we deliver high-quality plant-based products to customers in over 100 countries every day.
Our greatest strength? Our people. Every day, our colleagues bring passion, craftsmanship, and an entrepreneurial mindset to help bring the very best of nature to millions of consumers. Whether you work in production, logistics, engineering, sales, marketing, or a support function, everyone contributes to the same goal. We share a passion for our customers and for quality, driven by results, and each of us plays a part in making a difference.
By managing the entire value chain, from seed selection and cultivation to processing, packaging, distribution, quality, innovation, and flexibility are at the heart of everything we do. This enables us to respond quickly to emerging trends and the evolving needs of our customers.
Sustainability is not an ambition for tomorrow, it is a responsibility we embrace today. We continuously invest in sustainable farming practices, energy-efficient processes, and strong, long-term partnerships with growers, suppliers, and customers. Together, we are building a healthier future for our planet and for generations to come.
Working at Ardo means being part of an international family where collaboration, respect, commitment, and entrepreneurship go hand in hand. It is a place where your talent is valued, where you can grow and develop, and where you help preserve the best of nature every single day.
Here’s what you’ll do:
We are looking for a Procurement Assistant Packaging for our Group Procurement team in Ardooie.
Group Procurement is responsible for the central strategic purchasing/sourcing of a large volume of (frozen) raw materials, services, materials and packaging for all Ardo factories and locations. Within Group Procurement, a specialized team in Packaging is responsible for the pre-press preparation and sourcing of packaging materials including flexible packaging (foils), paper-based packaging and various other materials such as labels, tape, glues etc. Within this team, the Procurement Assistant Packaging will play a pivotal role in the operational support, data maintenance, and follow-up of packaging procurement. The Procurement Assistant Packaging will report to the Group Sourcing Manager Packaging.
The main tasks of the Procurement Assistant Packaging include:
Maintaining purchasing data in group ERP SAP (contracts and price agreements) including supporting the upcoming implementations in collaboration with local & group project teams.
Data expert for the packaging category: ensure the data quality (vendors, articles, purchasing conditions) and responsible for data quality issue resolution.
Executing and supporting the Procurement plans in collaboration with our local replenishers and our suppliers.
Supporting the Buyer Packaging and the Sourcing Manager Packaging in various operational tasks: preparing budgets, cost analyses, reports, quality documentation, internal communication on Sharepoint etc.
International communication with all Ardo locations and suppliers.
Collaboration with Group Supply Chain, Local Supply Chain, QA and Sales/Marketing; this is a central/group role based in Ardooie-BE.
This is where you recognize yourself:
You have at least a Bachelor's degree in a technical, business or economic field.
You have a strong affinity with systems & data management and an advanced level in Excel (pivot tables and graphs have no secret for you). In addition, if you also have experience with an ERP package such as SAP, then this sounds great.
Thanks to your relevant experience and knowledge, you can quickly pick up things and you are a multitasker in the environment of purchasing.
Good communication skills are required as you are in contact with suppliers and the Ardo community
A good verbal and written knowledge level of English is required. French is preferred.
What’s in it for you?
We offer you the opportunity to be part of an authentic and sustainable international company, with real growth opportunities and the freedom to actively participate in shaping the business and the opportunity to develop professionally. You will receive a full remuneration package in line with the level of this position. We care for our people and create family-friendly surroundings by offering you the flexibility to work 2 days/week from home.
Would you like to hear more about Ardo? Check our career page here: www.ardojobs.com.
