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Global Strategic Sourcing Manager - External Manufacturing

Procurement Utrecht Full-time Netherlands

Job Description

The Procurement function in JDE is on the journey to a Worlds Class Procurement Organisation delivering towards JDE Business ambition. Key responsibilities of the function is to deliver the most competitive cost & cash base and sustainability to create top line value by building and managing a resilient supplier base, and to champion a culture of pride and performance.

Reporting to Global Strategic Sourcing Director, the Global Strategic Sourcing Manager - External Manufacturing ensures a development and execution of robust sourcing strategies, developing buy vs. make framework for key EM categories. Productivity accomplishments, key EM suppliers development and relationship management are in the focus of the role. The responsibilities include:

  • Develop robust global category sourcing strategies, lead execution and track benefits realization;
  • Build effective relationships engaging with stakeholders across regions, functions and business units that maximise value and drive continuous improvement;
  • Identify and prioritise opportunities to deliver total cost of ownership savings across categories and drive the implementation of the plans to capture those opportunities;
  • Steer Global EM agenda across regional Procurement teams and Global central functions;
  • Manage supplier selection process, negotiate & contract key suppliers and ensure contracts execution.

Qualifications

If you have the courage and confidence to venture into new cultures & territories, and you're brimming with an entrepreneurial spirit and a drive to succeed, you’ll fit right in at JDE. We roll up our sleeves, pitch in, and get our hands

dirty to break new ground. Committed to playing at our best, we think bigger and move faster, always rising to the challenge that matters most and celebrating the wins that count.

For this role as a Global Strategic Sourcing Manager - External Manufacturing, we’re looking for someone who has the following skills and experience:

  • At least 6 years of relevant experience;
  • An excellent track record of delivering “best in class cost and cash results”;
  • Successful experience of leading cross functional teams that focus on the total cost of ownership as a key target;
  • Resilience & ability to work in a demanding environment;
  • Strong project management and leadership capabilities.

Additional Information

For more than 265 years, JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS (JDE) is inspired by its belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee or tea. We are fuelled by our purpose of unleashing the possibilities of coffee and tea to create a better future. Today, our coffee & tea portfolio is available in more than 100 developed and emerging markets, through a portfolio of over 50 brands that collectively cover the entire category landscape led by leading household names such as L’OR, Jacobs, Senseo, Tassimo, Douwe Egberts, Old Town, Super, Pickwick and Moccona. 

JDE is part of JDE Peet’s, the world’s largest pure-play coffee and tea company, headquartered in The Netherlands.

What’s it like to work at JDE?

We are proud of our passionate, driven associates that challenge the status quo and pursue mastery in everything they do. Our goal is simple and ambitious – JDE: A coffee & tea for every cup.

At JDE, we're Made to Stand Out. Every day we are progressive in outlook, ambitious in nature, resourceful in action and decisive in approach, bringing coffee and tea moments to everyone around the world.