Category Buyer Corporate Services

Schweppes International Limited; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Suntory Beverage & Food Europe is seeking a Category Buyer for Corporate Services to support the development and execution of procurement strategies across multiple categories. You will partner with stakeholders and suppliers, lead sourcing projects, negotiate contracts and drive supplier performance to create value.

The role offers exposure to data analytics and emerging technologies, with opportunities to progress into Category Manager and senior procurement leadership roles within a

Qualifications

• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Experience leading end-to-end sourcing projects and negotiations.
• Analytical mindset with ability to turn insights into action.

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of category strategies across Corporate Services.
• Build partnerships with stakeholders to deliver value-driven procurement solutions.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities including RFIs, RFPs and supplier evaluations.
• Manage supplier relationships and drive performance and continuous improvement.
• Identify opportunities to optimise spend and improve specifications while maintaining service quality.
• Support contract lifecycle management, reporting and governance activities.
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal and other functions to execute procurement initiatives.
• Leverage data and analytics to drive better decision-making and insights.
• Contribute to procurements savings and value creation targets.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Sourcing

Negotiations

Data analytics

Project management

Procurement governance

Job description

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 Amsterdam or London -Uxbridge.

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

• 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.