Amber van Zante, Buyer Bonda

“Working with suppliers gives me energy! Together we go for the best result!”

What does your day as Buyer look like?

My job is a combination between the office and visiting (potential) suppliers. For example, some days I work in the office, then I am mainly involved in purchasing products. The other days, at the supplier, for example, I work on relationship management and acquisition.

  • The purchasing team consists of two driven and enthusiastic people. Because we work with residual streams, it sometimes happens that the day runs differently than you initially envisioned. In this hectic environment, cooperation with colleagues and contact with the supplier is very important.

    The combination of the office and visiting suppliers means that you see your colleagues regularly. The atmosphere within Bonda is hard work, but there is also room for sociability from time to time.

     

The atmosphere at Bonda is that we work hard, but there is also room for social interaction at appropriate times. The social interaction takes place in the form of team outings. Bonda has a separate activities committee and twice a year we have a meeting with fun activities.

What makes your work so enjoyable?

What I like about my job is the combination of being in the office and on the road, as well as supply-driven work, which provides plenty of variety. It is always a challenge to serve suppliers and customers in the right way. Sometimes there is a lot of demand, less supply and vice versa. This brings challenges and a certain unpredictability.

What are you doing to help create a responsible food chain?

Our contribution to creating a responsible food chain for future generations is our use of residual flows. These residual flows will become increasingly more important over the coming years and we are aware of this. The interesting thing is that some people have no idea of the kind of residual flows being released by food plants and breweries. They are surprised to hear that we have a market for this. There is a need for creating awareness in this area.
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