Tetra Pak • Full time • Lund
At Tetra Pak we commit to making food safe and available, everywhere; and we protect what's good – protecting food, protecting people, and protecting the planet. By doing so we touch millions of people's lives every day.
And we need people like you to make it happen.
We empower you to reach your potential with opportunities to make an impact to be proud of – for food, people and the planet.
Job Summary
We commit to making food safe and available, everywhere. Meeting our customers’ and their consumers’ needs and creating sustainable growth are Tetra Pak’s top priorities. Success means developing innovative product and service solutions together with our partners and suppliers that enable food safety & availability today and in the future. There is enough food produced in the world today, but it needs the right storage & transporting to go to where it is needed and to eliminate food spoilage. Sustainability and innovation are key for us. If you want to work for a company that is on the forefront in these areas and are passionate about driving change and innovation, this is your opportunity to join us.
In this role, you will report to the Director Procurement, Innovation & Sustainability. You will be based in Europe, and spend an estimated 15% of your time traveling to build strong relationships with suppliers and stakeholders.
The position is temporary from March 2026 to October 2026 included.
What you will do• Collaborating with our Processing Development teams on short, mid and long term transformational innovations with focus on new technologies for food processing
• Developing and managing partners & future supplier relationships to support new technologies development while keep coherence with procurement category strategies on existing technologies
• Drive cross-functional strategic partnerships & align internal and external stakeholders on any study or project that requires supplier management and creation of agreements with empowering, potential intellectual property sharing and licencing framework.
• Lead negotiation and implementation of development and co-creation agreements within food processing transformational innovations area
As a person, you are action-driven with a high level of commitment. You have demonstrated excellent communication skills and have a proven ability to manage internal and external relationships in a cooperative, diplomatic and successful manner. You have a strong drive for results with hands on experience of executing changes in a global environment. You have the ability to deal with ambiguity & continuous change in terms of work scope and challenges identified.
You possess:
• A university background within business management, engineering or similar and have experience working on innovation partnerships, fostering ecosystem thinking and sustainable supply chain setups. Knowledge in the food processing industry is a plus.
• You have worked in an international and complex environment creating and negotiating developmental, licensing and intellectual property sharing agreements.
• We believe you have a minimum of 5 years of proven experience within strategic sourcing / supplier management, including negotiations at executive level, and good business acumen will be needed.
• A very good command of English, both written and verbal is required.
We Offer You
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If you are inspired to be part of our promise to protect what’s good; for food, people, and the planet, apply through our careers page at .
This job posting expires on December 19th.
Questions about your application contact Sara Johannesson at +46 46 36 2964
For trade union information contact Unionen Lisbeth Larsson at +46 46 36 2320 and Akademikerklubben Lars Haraldsson at +46 46 36 2533
Diversity, equity, and inclusion is an everyday part of how we work. We give people a place to belong and support to thrive, an environment where everyone can be comfortable being themselves and has equal opportunities to grow and succeed. We embrace difference, celebrate people for who they are, and for the diversity they bring that helps us better understand and connect with our customers and communities worldwide.
Du vill göra skillnad. Det vill vi också. Varje dag arbetar vi för att förbättra tillgången till säkra livsmedel för människor över hela världen – och samtidigt skydda planeten. Oavsett om du precis har inlett karriären eller är redo för nästa steg – kom till oss. Tillsammans kan vi bli en del av lösningen.
For this position, the company has chosen to use an external application process. This means that you must apply on their site directly and cannot apply via Uptrail.