Global Category Manager Glass

2 weken geleden


Amsterdam, Nederland Heineken International B.V. Voltijd

Your new role

As Global Category Buyer Glass at Heineken’s Global Head Office, you will secure uninterrupted supply of bottles for this region at the lowest possible costs & carbon footprint, whilst meeting delivery requirements and in compliance with our quality standards. The Glass category is acting globally and is one of the biggest categories in terms of volume & value (€1.6 bn in 2024). It has a consolidated supply base with strong global & regional players and is heavily influenced by supply and demand, as well as by commodities such as energy (gas & electricity), glass cullets and soda ash.

The category is executing an ambitious number of projects that will bring it to a next level. Allocation optimization in terms of costs & sustainability, bottle harmonization & lightweighting, should-cost modelling, regional tenders, footprint development and sustainable production are examples of those. These give lots of opportunities to contribute to the development of the category and put your stamp on it

In this role you will:

- Develop & implement multi-year category strategies;
- Lead tenders and implement results with a strong focus on local sourcing;
- Develop should-cost modelling for glass bottles;
- Optimize price adjustment formula’s (PAFs);
- Drive implementation of CVE-projects (e.g. bottle harmonization, light weighting)
- Footprint development to secure our supply longer term at the right location;
- Develop scenarios to optimize our bottle allocation via Bottle Allocation Models
- Co-drive our sustainability strategy for the glass category;
- Co-drive our upstream sourcing-activities (e.g. glass cullets, soda ash);
- Influence stakeholder, both internal (OpCo’s & Group functions) and external (suppliers), to ‘make it happen’;
- Conclude Framework Agreements between HEINEKEN and suppliers;
- Secure uninterrupted supply;
- Perform spend analysis, budgeting, operationalization of contracts and follow-up of ad-hoc requests;
- Report on performance of the category (spend, contract compliance, benefit tracking);

Your working environment

You report to the Global Category Manager Glass Europe or NSA (to be decided) and are based in The Netherlands. The total Glass team consist of 7 employees and is well regarded across the business.

**Profile**:
For this role we are looking for someone with the below experience and qualifications:

- Degree in business, financial, logistics, commercial, economical or procurement discipline;
- Significant experience (>5 years) in procurement, supply chain or logistics, within Glass or a related Direct Materials category
- Extensive experience in strategic sourcing;
- Fluency in English language required (verbally & written);
- A result-driven mentality;
- Entrepreneurial spirit, taking pro-actively initiatives and challenging the status quo;
- Strategic thinking
- / shaping capabilities;
- Excellent stakeholder management skills;
- Good communication skills - ability to explain complex topics in a clear and simple manner;
- Strong analytical skills, structured and a thorough knowledge of Excel & PowerBI
- Ability to work under pressure / stress-resilient



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