Category Buyer Corperate Services

Suntory Holdings Limited; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Suntory Beverage & Food Europe is hiring a Category Buyer for Corporate Services to shape procurement strategy and drive value across Corporate Services categories. You will partner with stakeholders, lead end-to-end sourcing, and manage supplier performance in a dynamic, international environment.

You will leverage data and emerging technologies, including AI, to inform decisions, optimise spend and support governance.

Qualifications

• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and communicate effectively at all levels.
• Excellent analytical thinking and data-handling capabilities, with the confidence to turn insights into action.
• A proactive, self-starting mindset and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Strong collaboration skills and a team-first approach.
• A genuine curiosity about technology, innovation and how AI can enhance business performance.
• Interest in procurement and associated processes
• A passion for continuous improvement and finding smarter ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of category strategies across assigned Corporate Services categories.
• Build strong partnerships with stakeholders to understand business needs and deliver procurement solutions that create value.
• Lead sourcing activities from end to end, including RFIs, RFPs, supplier evaluations and commercial negotiations.
• Manage supplier relationships, ensuring strong performance, compliance and continuous improvement.
• Identify opportunities to optimise spend, reduce demand and improve specifications while maintaining service quality.
• Support contract lifecycle management, reporting and procurement governance activities.
• Partner with wider Buying teams , Finance, Legal and other functions to ensure smooth execution of procurement initiatives.
• Use data, analytics and emerging technologies to generate insights and drive better decision-making.
• Contribute to business improvement projects and support the delivery of procurement savings and value creation targets.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Prioritization

Team collaboration

AI/technology curiosity

Procurement knowledge

Continuous improvement

Job description

Category Buyer Corperate Services

About your role

Are you commercially curious, relationship-driven and passionate about creating value through smart procurement decisions?

As our Category Buyer for Corporate Services, you'll play a key role in supporting the development and execution of procurement strategies across a range of Corporate Services categories. Working closely with internal stakeholders and suppliers, you'll lead sourcing projects, support negotiations, drive supplier performance and help identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a global organisation where you'll have the freedom to bring new ideas, leverage data and technology, and develop your procurement expertise while working with colleagues across multiple functions and markets.

This role can be based in either our Amsterdam office or in our London - Uxbridge office.

What You'll Do

• Support the development and execution of category strategies across assigned Corporate Services categories.
• Build strong partnerships with stakeholders to understand business needs and deliver procurement solutions that create value.
• Lead sourcing activities from end to end, including RFIs, RFPs, supplier evaluations and commercial negotiations.
• Manage supplier relationships, ensuring strong performance, compliance and continuous improvement.
• Identify opportunities to optimise spend, reduce demand and improve specifications while maintaining service quality.
• Support contract lifecycle management, reporting and procurement governance activities.
• Partner with wider Buying teams , Finance, Legal and other functions to ensure smooth execution of procurement initiatives.
• Use data, analytics and emerging technologies to generate insights and drive better decision-making.
• Contribute to business improvement projects and support the delivery of procurement savings and value creation targets.

What's in it for you

• of the world's most loved beverage brands.
• Exposure to a variety of Corporate Services categories, stakeholders and suppliers, providing broad commercial experience.
• The chance to develop your procurement, negotiation and supplier management expertise within an international environment.
• A collaborative culture where your ideas are valued and innovation is encouraged.
• Opportunities to work with data, analytics and emerging technologies, including AI, to shape the future of procurement.
• A clear career pathway within Suntory Beverage & Food, with opportunities to progress into Category Manager, Senior Category Manager and broader procurement leadership roles.
• The flexibility and support to bring your authentic self to work and continue growing both personally and professionally.

What You need to be successful

• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and communicate effectively at all levels.
• Excellent analytical thinking and data-handling capabilities, with the confidence to turn insights into action.
• A proactive, self-starting mindset and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Strong collaboration skills and a team-first approach.
• A genuine curiosity about technology, innovation and how AI can enhance business performance.
• Interest in procurement and associated processes
• A passion for continuous improvement and finding smarter ways of working.

Our DEI Commitment

At Suntory, we recognize that diverse knowledge, perspectives, and backgrounds contribute to our collective success. We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all individuals can bring their whole selves to work every day, regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, or differing abilities, age, or any other protected characteristic.

Our recruitment and selection processes are designed to highlight what Suntory offers as an employer while allowing candidates to share their unique skills and experiences. We understand that career trajectories vary, and if you believe your experience/background can benefit our team, we encourage you to apply. We endeavor to make our interview process as inclusive as possible and offer reasonable accommodations as needed. Together, we can cultivate a workplace where everyone can thrive and propel our mission of Growing for Good.

Who We Are

About SBFE
At Suntory Beverage & Food Europe, we create some of Europe's most loved soft drinks brands. As part of the global Suntory Group, we're driven by our purpose of inspiring the brilliance of life and committed to creating positive impact for our consumers, customers, communities and the environment.

About EECM BNL
Our Market, EECM BNL, is responsible for growing Suntory's business across a diverse portfolio of markets spanning Europe, as well as selected countries in Africa and the Caribbean. Bringing together different cultures, customers and ways of working, our teams operate in a truly international environment where collaboration, agility and commercial ambition go hand in hand.

We work closely with distributors, retailers and partners to bring our iconic brands to consumers, creating opportunities to make an impact across multiple markets while developing broad international experience.