Principal Commercial Excellence

Takeaway.com; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Just Eat Takeaway.com in Amsterdam is seeking a Principal Commercial Excellence to lead high-impact transformation programmes across 15 international markets. You will drive strategic initiatives within the COO - Supply organization and collaborate with Sales, Product, and Finance to deliver measurable commercial results.

You will craft executive-level narratives, dashboards and packs, and own performance insights like cost of sale and partner growth.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading complex cross-functional programmes in fast-moving international environments.
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of partner economics.
• Exceptional storytelling skills for C-suite audiences.

Responsibilities

• Drive high-priority transformation programmes from hypothesis to implementation.
• Lead cross-functional alignment across Sales, Product, and Finance without direct reporting lines.
• Own commercial planning and performance insights with core metrics like cost of sale and partner growth.
• Craft executive-level presentations, dashboards and steering packs that translate insights into strategic narratives.
• Develop and maintain commercial playbooks for exclusivity models and self-serve adoption across markets.
• Establish governance and post-implementation reviews to feed learnings into future planning.
• Champion digital channel strategy initiatives and translate findings into actionable recommendations for leadership.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Executive storytelling

Analytics & metrics

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Ready for a challenge?

Then Just Eat Takeaway.com might be the place for you. We’re a leading global online delivery platform, and our vision is to empower everyday convenience. Whether it’s a Friday-night feast, a post-gym poke bowl, or grabbing some groceries, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery and convenience partners across the globe.

About this role

As Principal Commercial Excellence within our COO - Supply organization, you will serve as the strategic planning and insights engine across 15 international markets. Joining our Commercial Excellence team in Amsterdam, you will drive high-priority digital channel initiatives that elevate how we support our restaurant, grocery, and convenience partners.

• Location: Amsterdam Office
• Full time

In this role, you will lead with clear goals and deliver rigorous programme execution, collaborating across functions to solve complex commercial challenges. Grounded in care for our partners and customers, your teamwork will translate commercial data into executive narratives that raise the bar and power our global business forward.

These are some of the key components to the position:

• Drive high-priority transformation programmes from hypothesis to implementation, aiming high to deliver measurable commercial results.
• Lead cross-functional alignment across Sales, Product, and Finance, fostering strong collaboration and helping teams succeed without direct reporting lines.
• Own commercial planning and performance insights, tracking core metrics like cost of sale, order frequency, and partner growth to steer functional priorities.
• Craft compelling executive-level presentations, dashboards, and steering committee packs that distill complex commercial insights into clear strategic narratives.
• Develop, scale, and maintain actionable commercial playbooks for exclusivity models, strategic accounts, and self-serve adoption across markets.
• Establish robust programme governance and post-implementation reviews, driving excellence and feeding key learnings back into future planning cycles.
• Champion digital channel strategy initiatives, identifying performance trends and translating findings into actionable recommendations for C-suite leaders.

What will you bring to the team?

• Proven track record leading complex, cross-functional programmes to completion in dynamic, fast-moving international environments.
• Deep commercial acumen to develop an understanding of our internal and external partners, partner economics, and marketplace platform dynamics.
• Tenacity to stay committed to achieving goals, driving accountability and moving workstreams forward without direct authority.
• Outstanding executive storytelling skills, turning complex digital and commercial data into clear, persuasive narratives for C-suite audiences.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience tracking business impact metrics such as cost of sale, partner growth, and order volume.
• Collaborative relationship-building skills to unite senior stakeholders across matrixed regional and global teams.
• Passion for aiming higher to drive excellence across digital channel strategies, self-serve adoption, and commercial operations.
• A proactive mindset with high integrity, ready to act responsibly while making a lasting impact on our teams, partners, and business.

At JET, this is how we play

Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth, helping one another to succeed and celebrating wins. By truly living our values and embodying our behaviours, we’re building a customer-first culture which enables us to stay one step ahead of the competition.