Facilities & Event Coordinator Netherlands

PepsiCo; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo is seeking a seasoned Facility & Event Coordinator to oversee facilities across the Netherlands, including HQ near Utrecht, Zaandam, and Broek op Langedijk. You will ensure smooth daily operations, coordinate events, manage budgets, and serve as a key liaison between sites and IFM processes.

The role requires 5+ years in facility management, fluent Dutch and English, and a track record of enhancing employee experience through standardized processes and strong stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in facility/office management or general services.
• Proven ability to coordinate multiple sites and stakeholders.
• Strong communication and hospitality mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead general services and events for HQ NL office, Zaandam and Lays Broek op Langedijk.
• Coordinate with Facility Host and assistants to support on-site operations.
• Manage budget, PO processes and invoicing for facility services.
• Act as single point of contact for IFM and ensure contract alignment with local needs.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Fluent in Dutch

English proficiency

Operational coordination

Job description

Overview

The Facility & Event Coordinator of PepsiCo in the Netherlands is responsible for Facilities in three locations: HQ in Central Park Offices near Utrecht Central Station, Duyvis plant in Zaandam and Lays plant in Broek op Langedijk. We are very proud of these locations with great facilities and lots of opportunities for our employees to connect, collaborate and celebrate together.

The Facilities & Event Coordinator is responsible for:

• Leads and coordinates all General Services responsibilities related to making the HQ NL office, Zaandam and BOL plants a great place to work
• Coordinator for Facility Host, support through the role of coach and coordinator.
• Responsible for contact with all service-related contact persons in the HQ (e.g. with central reception, facilities), where the Facility Manager serves as escalation point for the host who is responsible to performs all operational contact.
• Responsible for AOP General Services budget & coordinating the budget throughout the year.
• Responsible for PO Management regarding IFM and oversee the budget throughout the year.
• Administrative tasks such as booking invoices and resolving finance issues.
• Acting as SPOC for Integrated Facility Management NL and be the linking point between Integrated Facility Management (IFM) process & local needs (for HQ Utrecht, and our 2 factories: Duyvis Zaandam, Lays Broek op Langedijk). Coordinate the implementation of new facility processes and contracts.
• Coordinates on-site events in HQ (e.g. summer drink, commercial days, celebrations) in collaboration with host and personal assistants.

Responsibilities

HQ Facilities (40% incl. General Services and Events)

• On location support includes being end responsible for our postal service, office supplies, WeGo, meeting rooms reservations, lunch/catering, parking & communication (mailbox & telephone). Operational activities are covered by Facility Host, but Facility Coordinator is in the lead for coordination of those activities.
• Making sure that all office supplies are there for the needs of our HQ employees & teams.
• Optimizing GS processes and find ways to encourage employees to change ways of working / behavior.
• Coordinates the correct use and maintenance of HQ pool cars in collaboration with external Fleet partner & application WeGo.
• Coordinates the reservations of the poolcars, setup accounts, implements and follows up with policy and correct usage of cars
• First point of contact for lunch and catering services on location, operational follow-up done by PAs or Facility Host.

General Services: Coordinates General Services responsibilities related to making the HQ office a great place to work (complying to Smart Spending Policies):

• Support our Work That Works policy by workspace optimization for all HQ departments.
• PO-management related to General Services & coordination of General Services suppliers for HQ offices outside of IFM.
• Leading GS budget for the HQ in close consultation with Finance on a quarterly base, makes sure that GS budget is on track.
• Develops and implents policies for our employees to utilize our facilities, such as events, parking, pool car usage, etc

Country Single Point Of Contact for Integrated Facility Management (60%)

• Manage and support the transition process to ensure a seamless start to the new contract, engaging with all sites/stakeholders.
• Ensure the stewardship of the local management, adapting all means to ensure optimal provision of services, according to the local specification and culture.
• Oversee organizational contract development and management activities and enforcing organizational principles of integrity and compliance.
• Lead homogenization of all sites and services provided in NL.
• Ensure that contracts and proposals are properly aligned with stakeholders and entered in databases.
• Liaise with and work alongside with PepsiCo teams on Quality/Sustainability.
• Implement software tool IFM supplier.
• Implement and measure Performance/KPI’s and Quality Controls.
• Manage invoicing (fixed/ad-hoc) process and control budgets/cost centers bi - weekly.
• Conduct contract strategy meetings to identify issues, facilitating pricing discussions.

Qualifications

• Min 5 years of experience in a similar Facility/ Office Manager role with good understanding of facility management, office management and General Services
• Ability to build credibility, business knowledge and trust within the organization and business knowledge
• Strong stakeholder management skills at all levels with both internal and external partners
• Fluent in Dutch and English
• Ability and proven experience in optimizing and standardizing processes to increase productivity and employee experience
• Experienced in Hospitality, strong communication skills and in the "Centre "of the organization.
• Strong in Stakeholder management.