EU Regional Logistics Procurement Leader

Heineken; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

HEINEKEN Kraków, part of HEINEKEN Global Shared Services, seeks an experienced procurement professional to lead Europe-wide road freight sourcing and supplier strategy. You will drive RFPs, negotiate contracts, and partner with regional stakeholders to secure cost-efficient, compliant supply chains.

The role requires a Master’s degree in a relevant field, 5+ years in logistics procurement, strong data-driven decision making, and excellent English.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in supply chain, economics, business administration or finance.
• 5+ years in logistics procurement and supply chain in international environments.
• Experience in procurement, logistics, sourcing, strategic negotiations, tendering, supplier management, contract management, project management, process design and optimization.
• Fluent English (Full Professional Proficiency).

Responsibilities

• All road freight spend in Europe for Source-to-Contract activities.
• Develop and implement logistics category strategies for road freight.
• Lead procurement processes including RFPs/RFQs and regional legal contract negotiations for region.
• Ensure supplier segmentation, interaction, relationship, and performance management activities.
• Identify and deploy effective operating models and digital tools.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships globally and handle escalations.
• Budgeting for road freight (primary budget around 400m EUR).
• Drive regional logistic procurement activities and act as reference for stakeholders.
• Co-own the digital roadmap for logistic procurement, including AI.
• Contribute to OpCo profitability and impact P&L and cash flow.

Skills

Logistics procurement

Strategic negotiations

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Cost optimization

Financial acumen

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree in supply chain, economics, business administration or finance

Tools

Power BI

MS Excel

MS Office

Job description

HEINEKEN Kraków, part of HEINEKEN Global Shared Services, seeks an experienced procurement professional to lead Europe-wide road freight sourcing and supplier strategy. You will drive RFPs, negotiate contracts, and partner with regional stakeholders to secure cost-efficient, compliant supply chains.

The role requires a Master’s degree in a relevant field, 5+ years in logistics procurement, strong data-driven decision making, and excellent English.