Procurement Manager – Ingredients Europe

1 maand geleden

Zaandam, Nederland pladis Global Voltijd

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led , resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility , we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact


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The Challenge

We are looking for a Procurement Manager, with a big passion for ingredients, category strategy and biscuits. We offer you the opportunity to join our team and contribute to our mission to bring ‘Happiness with every bite’. This might be the challenge you’ve been waiting for

The position entails

As a local Procurement Manager, you will lead and manage the procurement of Ingredients for France and The Netherlands. You will maintain and develop the supplier base, drive strategic relationships, and execute material group strategies.

You will collaborate with key seniors partners at a local and global level, developing strategies and leading procurement initiatives ensuring supply continuity, cost optimization and sustainable sourcing.

This is a new position, with exciting challenges where you will have the opportunity to add your own touch through your ownership of the ingredient categories and have an impact on the business.

You are based at pladis Europe HQ in Zaandam and report to the Procurement Director of the WEEM region (Western Europe and Emerging Markets).

Your main responsibilities

The main expectations are to manage and drive the ingredient categories for both France and The Netherlands, been one of the main influencer. You are taking ownership and escalate when needed and you build strong working relationships.

Strategic Responsibilities

Develop strong and efficient relationships with key partners to align procurement objectives with business needs Develop and implement local category strategies for ingredients, focusing on key strategic deliverables: cost-out, cash flow, supply continuity, sustainability and innovation Build strong SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) across local strategic suppliers Collaborate cross-functionally with the local teams ( manufacturing sites, supply chain, R&D, Finance,…) to deliver local projects for productivity and business continuity Create, develop, and implement key strategic projects, working in coordination with local counterparts such as R&D, supply chain and quality teams Share best practices and benchmarks across regions and with the global team Implement all local procurement driven processes and tools within ingredients categories Provide input into the global ingredient categories and supplier segmentation, and manage suppliers related to local categories Connect and interact efficiently with the global team in order to align the ingredient global strategies with the local needs Lead local tenders Support the sustainability related topics in the ingredient scope, as well as been force of proposal for new projects, ideas, and/or markets development

Operational Responsibilities

Collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing sites to ensure on time and complete deliveries, minimizing risks Ensure the ingredient categories have a robust contract balance process in place Lead the AOP (budgeting process) for the ingredients categories in France and The Netherlands Continuously monitor the market for intel and new suppliers Establish contracts with suppliers and ensure compliance to pladis T&Cs Gather all necessary requirements (volume, specifications, service levels, KPIs) from stakeholders Manage closely: current volumes, spend and specifications by supplier Evaluate and challenge supplier specifications to ensure alignment with business requirements Ensure local contracts are in place, local prices up to date Measure and track supplier evaluation data, manage non conformances and claim processes

What do you bring?

+ years relevant experience, preferably in FMCG Fluent in English and French Excellent stakeholder management with the ability to form strong relationship Negotiation and commercial analytical skills Project management and leadership skills Ability to lead many workstreams and work in a team whilst managing key stakeholders Ability to think strategically and set a year categories plan Analytical mindset and pragmatic approach Results oriented Understanding of sustainability opportunities in the ingredient landscape

What we offer

Working for pladis means challenging jobs, career opportunities and an inspiring environment that allow you to enhance your personal development. pladis recognizes that the on-going success of the company depends on the continued development and engagement of our employees and pursues a fair and competitive remuneration policy, recognizing individual and team competencies and performance.

A few of our benefits:

A permanent contract Development opportunities through our pladis Academy & other training programs A competitive salary Fulltime employment (, hours per week) holidays (based on fulltime) Pension in pensionfund ‘Zoetwaren’ Discounts on health insurance, gym memberships, bikes etc Biscuits, chocolate and other snacks from our personnel store; The best colleagues in an informal working environment.

Who are we?

Koninklijke Verkade, founded in , with amazing brands like Verkade en Sultana, is part of pladis since . pladis  is one of the world's leading snacking companies. We are the proud steward of over years of family baking and confectionery experience. A worldwide community with colleagues around the world. Each of us bring our experience in happiness. Each of us is unique, but we find each other as a family of bakers and chocolatiers, hardworking, with pride and purpose. After all these years we believe that biscuits and chocolate bring people together. We are pladis. We bake Happiness. Happiness with every bite.

pladis succeeds because of people like you. People who wake up in the morning excited to get to work. Who believe in themselves and their potential. Who want to grow as part of a global community of like-minded colleagues.

pladis colleagues care deeply about being the best. About winning, staying the course and never giving up. Whichever part of the world we’re in, whatever our role. Whether we’re baking, working in HR, finance, marketing or many other areas – we win as one pladis team.

And while we’re all unique, we share something in common. It’s the code by which we live and work. We call it our ‘Winning Traits & Behaviours’:  Purpose Led ,  Agile, Collaborative, Positive  and  Resilient . Five aspects of pladis life that define who we are, how we interact and get things done.

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To apply for this job, please send your letter of application and resume to pladis Global via our website.

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