Global IT Sourcing Leader: Software, Cloud & Cyber

Jdeprofessional; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

JDE Peet's is seeking a Global Strategic Sourcing Manager for IT to own the sourcing strategy across a €100M IT spend, delivering best-in-class cost and cash outcomes in a global matrix environment.

You will lead strategic category planning across software, cloud, infrastructure, and IT services, act as a trusted advisor to senior IT and Finance stakeholders, and drive negotiations, supplier relationships, and TCO savings.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of strategic sourcing and procurement experience in IT or technology categories.
• Experience managing complex global technology suppliers and negotiating enterprise-level agreements across IT categories.
• Strong analytical capability, commercial curiosity, and the confidence to challenge suppliers and internal stakeholders constructively.
• Strong track record delivering cost and cash results in a complex, global environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic category planning across key IT spend areas such as software, cloud, infrastructure, digital, data, cybersecurity, telecom, and IT professional services, aligning sourcing strategies with business priorities and technology roadmaps
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior IT, Digital, Security, and Finance stakeholders by bringing strong external market insights, supplier intelligence, benchmarking, and negotiation strategies
• Identify and prioritise total cost of ownership savings opportunities and lead their implementation
• Lead complex commercial negotiations with global technology suppliers, including enterprise software vendors, cloud providers, system integrators, and strategic outsourcing partners
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships, driving continuous improvement and positioning JDE as a customer of choice, ensure contract execution and compliance
• Build a longer-term productivity pipeline to ensure continuous delivery against procurement targets
• Oversee risk management activities and ensure full compliance with internal policies and the Operating Model
• Continuously monitor technology market developments, supplier trends, AI-driven transformation, and emerging commercial practices to proactively shape sourcing and negotiation strategies

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Analytical thinking

Negotiation

Project management

Supplier relationship management

Commercial acumen

Education

Degree level education

MBA or further qualification preferred

Job description

JDE Peet's is seeking a Global Strategic Sourcing Manager for IT to own the sourcing strategy across a €100M IT spend, delivering best-in-class cost and cash outcomes in a global matrix environment.

You will lead strategic category planning across software, cloud, infrastructure, and IT services, act as a trusted advisor to senior IT and Finance stakeholders, and drive negotiations, supplier relationships, and TCO savings.