Global Sourcing Manager

Schelstraete Delacourt; Breda; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Schelstraete Delacourt is looking for a Global Sourcing Manager for an international player within the Food industry. The role focuses on strengthening the ingredients procurement strategy aligned with the company’s overall goals.

You will build and develop strategic partnerships globally to secure a reliable influx of ingredients, enabling new business and product opportunities. Willingness to travel is a must.

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Business, Procurement, or related field.
• 5+ years international sourcing in food ingredients.
• Experience in strategic sourcing, benchmarking, cost models, global contracting, vendor management.
• Willingness to travel is a must.
• Experience leveraging AI-powered analytics in procurement.

Responsibilities

• Own and shape the company's global sourcing strategy.
• Build long-term partnerships with leading suppliers on a global scale.
• Translate sourcing strategy into actionable plans ensuring reliable, high-quality supply.
• Lead a sourcing team capable of operating internationally and setting procurement standards.
• Lead high-value negotiations with international suppliers and structure multi-season contracts.
• Advise senior management on sourcing risk and forward market positioning.

Skills

International sourcing

Category management

Negotiation

Procurement analytics

Education

Bachelor's or MS in Business/Procurement

Tools

AI analytics tools

Job description

Schelstraete Delacourt is looking for a Global Sourcing Manager for an international player within the Food industry.

The purpose of the Sourcing Manager is to strengthen the ingredients procurement strategy in line with the company's overall strategy. The function equally aims to build and develop strategic partnerships on a global level to secure a reliable influx of ingredients, while enabling new business and product opportunities.

1) Strategic Supplier Development

• Own and shape the company's global sourcing strategy.


• Build preferential, long-term partnerships with leading suppliers in strategic regions, securing access to the best ingredients.


• Identify and develop new suppliers the company's competitive sourcing position in quality, cost or seasonal coverage.


• Reduce commodity-market exposure through structured, relationship-based procurement.

2) Operational management

• Translate sourcing strategy into a concrete action plan to assure a reliable, high quality ingredient supply.


• Build and lead a sourcing team capable of executing at international scale, setting standards for how the company procures across all categories.


• Act as the key interface between the own team and other internal (international) stakeholders ensuring sourcing is a competitive enabler of growth within the company.

3) Commercial and Negotiation & Contracting

• Lead high-value negotiations with international suppliers, setting the commercial framework for multi-season volume and pricing agreements.


• Full accountability for the procurement budget and its cost-of-goods impact.


• Structure contracts that protect supply continuity while creating a competitive edge versus other buyers active in the same origins.


• Rapidly develop deep understanding of specific market dynamics through leveraging transferable experience from comparable commodity or food ingredients sourcing environments.


• Translate market signals into proactive sourcing decisions before they affect cost or continuity.


• Serve as the internal authority on sourcing risk and forward market positioning, advising senior management accordingly.


• Drive customer satisfaction and long-term partnerships across international retailers.

Profile:

• BSc or MS degree in Business, Procurement, or a related field.


• Strong international sourcing and category management experience in food ingredients (+5 years experience).


• In-depth experience in strategic sourcing (sourcing strategy, benchmarking, cost models, (global) contracting, vendor assurance, commodity risk management etc.).


• Solid expertise in category management, with a proven ability to structure, manage, and optimize categories.


• Willingness to travel is a must.


• Proficient in leveraging AI-powered analytics tools to enhance procurement insights and decision-making.