Head of Category Procurement External Manufacturing

7 maanden geleden


Amersfoort, Nederland FrieslandCampina Voltijd

The Head of Category Procurement - External Manufacturing leads the category team by driving successful sourcing strategies globally, in line with FrieslandCampina business needs, in order to maximize value for the company and maximizing the value from supplier relationships. You will be managing a team of 5 category buyers.

Wat we vragen
- 10 years of relevant experience in a similar complex & international context / company
- Ability to develop & deliver category strategies
- Capable to identify value creation opportunities, connection supplier capabilities with business needs (business case building)
- Change and stakeholder management: capable to build relationships and influence others. Key stakeholders are senior leaders in R&D, Supply Chain and Commerce.
- Analytical ability / should cost modeling / understanding of value & supply chain
- Experience with tender & contract management, complex negotiations, supply risk management and supplier performance management
- Affinity to sustainability KPI's
- Result oriented, decisive & focused on key priorities

Wat we bieden
- A great opportunity to lead a high performing team with the ability to make a significant impact on both top and bottom line
- Unique company culture of Dutch heritage and international presence
- We offer great work life balance, and competitive salary & benefits package so you can enjoy it
- Diverse training and mentoring programs to help you grow on your own professional journey
- Exceptional support of cross disciplinary movement within the company to broaden your knowledge and growth paths
- A friendly and informal working environment, yet professional team members as sparring partners
- Autonomy and trust to create longer term impact that helps bring better nutrition to the world
- Free cheese and milk at lunch in the central office, and barista coffee to help you go through your working days with a lot of joy
- Vacaturetekst- Be accountable for the creation and implementation of successful integrated category strategies, aligning business goals and customer requirements with supply market capabilities.
- Be accountable for a sourcing plan and NPD project management per sub-category, linked to 12Q planning
- Develop and maintain relationships with key and strategic suppliers to facilitate strategic partnerships leading to innovations, NPD’s and increased value. Driving outside in innovation through strong SRM. Ensure up to date global supplier capability knowledge.
- Identify, develop and deliver a roadmap in line with the company strategy & category strategies derived from that
- Act as the thought leader and key point of contact on all matters related to External Manufacturing category.
- Continuously explore and challenge FC spend in relevant category and drive related optimization
- Drive benefits and ensure full scope spend understanding as well as budget variance and cost price process. Drive cost transparency through solid should cost models.
- Build and maintain good relationships at both tactical and strategic level and seek approval on strategies, roadmaps. Aim for an Integrated perspective across functions and disciplines.
- Motivate and build an effective team, resulting in excellent performance.
- Manage, coach and foster development of direct/functional reports.
- Contribute to network decision making via Make or Buy analyses and drive the Buy agenda derived from that.
- Bij FrieslandCampina geloven we in een werkomgeving waar iedereen zich hun volledige en authentieke zelf kan voelen en in hun kracht wordt gezet om het beste uit zichzelf te halen. We omarmen elkaars verschillen en ontvangen graag je sollicitatie, ongeacht je geslacht, geloof, afkomst, seksuele voorkeur, leeftijd, beperking, of nationaliteit. Als wie wij zijn bij jou past, moedigen we je aan om te solliciteren, ook als je niet zeker weet of je aan alle eisen voldoet.- Ons team- Zie alle collega's op LinkedInThe global procurement team consist of around 200 professionals that operate as one team to deliver business value across all of businesses and regions. Being responsible for annual spend of
~€ 5bln., we combine expertise and scale from central category teams with the proximity and excellence in execution from local Business Procurement teams and transactional efficiency and support from regional Procurement Operations & Excellence teams.

Besides the Head of the Category, the EM Category team consists of 5 highly driven category buyers who bring in various cultural background and professionalism in procurement function.Contact

Fiona Wang



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