Regional Category Buyer Logistics EU

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

At HEINEKEN Kraków (HEINEKEN Global Shared Services) our success comes directly from our great people. We are a growing team of business experts in finance, accounting, data and technology ready to „WOW” the world with our expertise, passion and pride to be GREEN. We act on our values of Passion for consumers & customers, Courage to dream & pioneer, Care for people & planet, Enjoyment of Life, always focused on being ourselves: inclusive, diverse, and open for new challenges.

This role ensures the development and execution of the European Logistics strategy by sourcing, robust supplier segmentation, relationship and performance monitoring, supporting Heineken’s procurement ambitions and business continuity through effective sourcing, supplier partnerships, continuous improvement.

Your responsibilities would include:

• All road freight spend in Europe for Source-to-Contract activities.
• Developing and implementing logistics category strategies for road freight.
• Leading procurement processes including RFPs/RFQs and regional legal contract negotiations for region to secure competitive pricing, service levels and contractual terms.
• Ensuring that all critical activities on Supplier Segmentation & Interaction, Supplier Relationship Management & Performance Management are executed in line with business requirements.
• Identifying and deploying most effective operating models and (digital) tools.
• Managing strategic supplier relationships Globally, effectively managing escalations, global supplier management.
• Budgeting: 400m EUR road freight primary.
• Tender Desk, SCD’s, OpCo FD’s, OpCo GM’s, regional SCD, regional FD, TM hub mgr.
• Driving regional logistic procurement activities. Acting as the logistic procurement reference for HNV, OpCo’s and global/regional functional stakeholders. Strategic supplier management with 800 LSP’s.
• Maintaining and continuously improving the relevant S2C process, driving cost-out, security of supply, clear process and fast decision making, compliancy and structured collaboration with TM hub and all functional stakeholders.
• Collaborating with TM hub and relevant stakeholders regionally and locally > 75 stakeholders.
• Co‑owning the digital roadmap for logistic procurement incl. AI. Deploying across region.
• Being a key contributor to OpCo’s profitability. Directly managing/ impacting P&L and Balance Sheet (cash).

You are a good match if you have:

• Education: Master's degree in supply chain, economics, business administration or finance.
• Work experience: 5 years in logistics procurement and supply chain. Having worked in volatile and largely international environments.
• Required work experience in field of expertise: procurement, logistics, supply chain, sourcing, strategic negotiations, tendering, supplier management, contract management, project management, process design and optimization, multi-functional stakeholder management, operational exposure, supplier engagement
• Functional skills: commercial, analytical, strategic, comms.
• Languages: English (Full Professional Proficiency).
• Communication skills: Influence and impact through deep know-how, data and mobilizing people/ organizations. Active listening, style flexibility and balanced push/pull.
• Other skills: Continuous improvement mentality, result orientation, ability to design and implement sourcing fundamentals with rigor, data management, understanding financials/business cases/cost drivers, RF digital tools, MS suite incl. BI, ability to manage complexity.

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