Project Manager – Digital Transformation

HEINEKEN; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 84,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

20 vacation days + 10 flexible days

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Career growth opportunities

Job summary

HEINEKEN Global Procurement seeks a Project Manager – Digital Transformation to join the Digital Transformation team. You will drive enablement of procurement initiatives worldwide, translating strategy into actionable projects across Source-to-Pay and category domains.

You will collaborate with Category teams, Digital & Technology, Operating Companies and Suppliers, building sustainable capabilities and delivering measurable value through disciplined execution.

Qualifications

• You are an orchestrator and entrepreneur at heart.
• A mature project manager with a passion for Procurement, Technology and AI, that brings people together around a shared vision, and turns strategic ambitions into disciplined execution with measurable impact.
• You feel comfortable to lead projects from start to finish, keeping your stakeholders across seniority levels fully aligned throughout.
• Rather than only focusing on immediate project deliverables, you think in building sustainable capabilities that strengthen our procurement teams worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of digital transformation projects that enable the Source-to-Pay process and/or category specific Procurement capabilities.
• Translate business needs into clear project scopes, objectives and delivery plans.
• Ensure disciplined execution across timelines, risks, dependencies and stakeholders.
• Perform capability assessments along different dimensions to ensure an integrated change strategy and project approach.
• Drive initiatives that deliver measurable and sustainable business value.

Skills

Orchestrator

Entrepreneurial mindset

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Procurement knowledge

Technology & AI interest

Job description

Want to know why a job as an Project Manager – Digital Transformation at Heineken is so much fun?

"The work is challenging, dynamic and you get to drive real impact with many different stakeholders around the globe” – Joost van de Wiel, HEINEKEN Global Procurement

What will you do as Project Manager – Digital Transformation?

You will join the Digital Transformation team of HEINEKEN Global Procurement, an exciting team that delivers high impact projects, at the intersection of business and technology, to the full global procurement organization.

The Digital Transformation team is part of the Procurement Enablement department. This department ensures that procurement colleagues in 70+ countries are equipped with efficient processes, clear standards & controls, and high-end data and technology.

In this role, you will drive the enablement of Procurement initiatives across HEINEKEN’s global procurement landscape, leveraging data and technology to deliver structured, high-impact transformation.

You will work closely with Category teams, Digital & Technology, Operating Companies, and Suppliers, to translate strategic priorities into actionable projects, ensuring consistent execution and sustainable value creation across the Source-to-Pay processes and in category specific domains.

As a key connector across functions and geographies, you will bring structure, governance and momentum to digital transformation initiatives, supporting HEINEKEN’s ambition to build a more efficient, data-driven and future-ready procurement organization.

Are you the Project Manager – Digital Transformation who completes our team?

• You are an orchestrator and entrepreneur at heart.
• A mature project manager with a passion for Procurement, Technology and AI, that brings people together around a shared vision, and turns strategic ambitions into disciplined execution with measurable impact.
• You feel comfortable to lead projects from start to finish, keeping your stakeholders across seniority levels fully aligned throughout.
• Rather than only focusing on immediate project deliverables, you think in building sustainable capabilities that strengthen our procurement teams worldwide.

Does this sound familiar? Great! If you really want to succeed in this role, then you recognize yourself in the following:

Autonomous Project Leadership & Delivery

• You lead end-to-end delivery of digital transformation projects that enable the Source-to-Pay process and/or category specific Procurement capabilities.
• Translate business needs into clear project scopes, objectives and delivery plans.
• Ensure disciplined execution across timelines, risks, dependencies and stakeholders.

Capability Building & Value Creation

• Perform capability assessments (“as-is” vs “to-be”) along different dimensions to ensure an integrated change strategy and project approach (f.e. Structure, Process, People, Governance, Technology, etc.).
• Co-create business cases with Category teams and Business Control.
• Drive initiatives that deliver measurable and sustainable business value.

Stakeholder Management & Collaboration

• Engage and manage stakeholders across functions, seniority levels and geographies.
• Collaborate effectively across business, D&T and Procurement teams.
• Drive alignment and ensure adoption of solutions to embed lasting change.

We embrace learning and growth and we anticipate there is scope to develop in this role. You’re also likely to bring experiences to this role that are not listed above – as long as you have a thirst for learning and development, not every box needs to be ticked when it comes to skillset.

What's in it for you? Let's uncork!

• A gross yearly salary ranging from €84.000 to €108.000, based on your experience and expertise.
• Performance-driven bonus: a bonus linked to your results, celebrating your achievements and rewarding your contribution to our success.
• Plenty of vacation time: enjoy 20 vacation days per year, plus a flexible budget to add 10 extra days—that’s 6 weeks in total.
• Stress‑free commuting: enjoy easy travel with an NS Business Card for public transport or a reimbursement of €0.23 per km (up to 30 km per one‑way trip).
• Grow with us: we offer endless opportunities for you to learn, grow, and explore new career paths, both locally and globally.