Global Corporate Services Buyer | Data-Driven Procurement

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

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