Global Strategic Manager - Rigids & Glass Procurement

Jacobs Douwe Egberts UK; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning and development budget

Career development

Insurances

Pension plans

25 + 12 ADV days of paid holidays

Job summary

JDE Peet’s is seeking a Global Strategic Sourcing Manager for Rigids & Glass, based in Utrecht. The role leads global category strategies, coordinates with regional teams, and drives savings while ensuring sustainability.

The position is full-time and hybrid, with responsibilities spanning supplier management, contract execution, and regulatory compliance. You will influence procurement performance across regions, develop productivity pipelines, and manage major supplier relationships to secure

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of relevant experience.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration.
• Proven track record delivering best-in-class category results and lowest total cost of ownership.
• Experience in Rigids and Glass is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and align global category sourcing strategies; lead execution and benefits realization.
• Build relationships with stakeholders across regions and functions to maximize value and drive improvement.
• Measure and benchmark supplier performance to ensure competitive edge.
• Manage supplier selection, negotiate and contract key global suppliers; ensure contract execution.
• Leverage global scale to build productivity pipelines; deliver against cost, cash and sustainability targets.
• Establish and maintain a portfolio of strategic agreements and key supplier relationships for long-term capacity.
• Ensure compliance to internal policies and the Combined Business Model.

Skills

Global sourcing

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Project management

Job description

Job Description

The position of Global Strategic Sourcing Manager Rigids and Glass (Global Strategic Manager - Rigids & Glass) sits in the Global Procurement team reporting to the Global Packaging Director. An incredibly diverse team that helps each other learn, grow and develop. As a Global Strategic Sourcing Manager you will be responsible for a global strategic direction and delivery of best-in-class results in the area of Rigids and Glass (Spend under responsibility is up to EUR 300m). For this, we don’t just need you to be a knowledgeable professional but also strongly rely on your interpersonal skills as well as your drive for success. Know that you’ll have a crucial role in creating and protecting the impact we look for in our value chain of which Market and Category knowledge as well as Sustainability are integral parts of.

• Utrecht, Netherlands
• Full-time
• The future of work is hybrid, with both office and home playing an important role.

With this said, we like you to take responsibility for the following tasks:

• Develop and get alignment around robust Global Category sourcing strategies, lead execution and track benefits realization across and together with JDE functions and regional teams;
• Build effective relationships engaging with stakeholders across regions, functions and business units that maximize value and drive continuous improvement;
• Measure and benchmark performance of suppliers to ensure that JDE has the most competitive edge and value add;
• Manage suppliers selection process, negotiate & contract key global suppliers and ensure contracts execution;
• Leverage global scale to builds longer term productivity pipelines in the categories to ensure a continuous delivery against Procurement productivity targets like cost, cash & sustainability;
• Establish and maintain portfolio of strategic agreements and key supplier relationships to ensure longer-term capacity and material availability against business demand and regulatory requirements;
• Ensure compliance to internal policies & procedures and has a deep understanding of and manage compliance to the Combined Business Model.

Qualifications

We are looking for a pioneer with a drive for excellence. Someone that holds themselves accountable and doesn’t shy away from responsibility. Given the nature of the role we feel it's important for you to have at least 6 years of relevant experience as well as a solid understanding of your own added value. We thrive in diverse teams and look for people who appreciate that as much as we do. We can give you a list of “must haves,” however that’s not how we view your candidacy. We do, of course, take into consideration your track record of delivering “best in class category results” and successful experience of leading cross-functional teams that focus on the lowest total cost of ownership as a key target. But ultimately, we look at the bigger picture. But to give you a bit of guidance as to what we feel is needed in this role, we’ll share our “nice to have” list with you:

• Leadership capabilities;
• Excellent communication and influencing skills;
• Strong project management;
• The ability to thrive with ambiguity and change;
• Ability to work in a demanding work environment;

Additional Information

Pre-employment check can be part of the recruitment process.

We offer a solid and competitive base salary and additional benefits to the mix.

• Learning and development budget
• career development
• Insurances
• pension plans
• a minimum of 25 + 12 ADV days of paid holidays (because we care and want to offer you a healthy work – life balance)

Company Description

JDE Peet’s is the world's leading pure-play coffee and tea company, with local roots dating back to 1753, and is headquartered in the Netherlands. We unleash the possibilities of coffee and tea in more than 100 countries with a portfolio of over 50 brands, including L’OR, Peet’s, Jacobs, Senseo, Tassimo, Douwe Egberts, OldTown, Super, Pickwick and Moccona.

What’s it like to work at JDE Peet’s?

At JDE Peet’s, we thrive on the freedom to pursue opportunities, provoking new ideas to make an impact at scale. We offer our people a range of learning and development programmes to support their personal growth. We’ve worked hard to build an open, collaborative environment where you can approach anyone and be heard.