Global IT Sourcing Strategist

JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JDE Peet's, a global coffee company, is seeking a Global Strategic Sourcing Manager - IT to own the sourcing strategy for a €100M IT spend portfolio. You will lead strategic category planning, negotiate enterprise agreements, and build trusted supplier relationships in a complex global matrix environment.

You will drive cost and cash improvements, monitor market trends, and align sourcing with business priorities.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of strategic sourcing and procurement experience in IT or technology categories.
• Extensive experience managing global technology suppliers and negotiating enterprise-level agreements.
• Highly strategic mindset with 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.
• Experience developing and executing category strategies and leading cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of technology supplier business models, licensing structures, commercial frameworks, and evolving technology market trends.
• Excellent project management, negotiation, contracting, and supplier relationship management skills.
• Degree level education; MBA or further qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic category planning across 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

IT procurement

Global supplier management

Negotiation

Category strategy

Market intelligence

Stakeholder management

Project management

Education

Degree level education

MBA or further qualification preferred

Job description

JDE Peet's, a global coffee company, is seeking a Global Strategic Sourcing Manager - IT to own the sourcing strategy for a €100M IT spend portfolio. You will lead strategic category planning, negotiate enterprise agreements, and build trusted supplier relationships in a complex global matrix environment.

You will drive cost and cash improvements, monitor market trends, and align sourcing with business priorities.